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Spell Bee Word: Locate


What does locate mean?

Word: Locate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Locate means to discover exactly where something or someone is.

Synonyms: spot

Antonyms: lose

How do you spell locate?

Syllables: lo - cate

Tricky part: The k sound in the middle is written with c, and the word ends in ate with a silent e.

Watch out for: locat, loccate, lokate

Memory tip: Locate shares its c with local, the word for something nearby: neither of them uses a k.

Locate in a sentence

Example 1: Can you locate Kerala on the map of India?

Example 2: It took us ten minutes to locate our car in the car park.

Example 3: Dogs can locate things by smell alone.

Fun Fact

Bats locate insects in the dark by sending out high squeaks and listening for the echoes that bounce back.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

locate

a) hide
b) leave
c) forget
d) find

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d) find. When you locate something, you find where it is.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tacelo

a) lcoate
b) locate
c) cloate
d) olcate

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b) locate. There is one c and one t, and the c comes before the t.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We could not lowcate the bus stop in the heavy rain.

a) rain
b) heavy
c) could
d) lowcate

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d) lowcate. The word opens with a plain l-o, with no w.

Word Makeup

Choose the correct prefix to make a new word:

locate

a) rhe
b) ri
c) ree
d) re

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d) re. To relocate is to move to a new place, and the prefix that means again is r-e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these helps you locate a place in a new city?

a) a calendar
b) a clock
c) a map
d) a ruler

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c) a map

2. Which question asks someone to locate something?

a) What is your name?
b) Where is the post office?
c) How old are you?
d) Do you like mangoes?

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b) Where is the post office?

Associated Words

cavemanappeardirtylettucecapture
preciousconcentrateplaygroundhostileagitation

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