What does manageable mean?
Word: Manageable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Manageable means small enough or easy enough to be dealt with.
Synonyms: controllable
How do you spell manageable?
Syllables: man - age - a - ble
Tricky part: The e after the g stays in place before the suffix, because it keeps the g soft. Managable is the usual slip.
Watch out for: managable, manageble
Memory tip: Take the e away and the g turns hard, as in got. Leave it there to keep the sound of page.
Manageable in a sentence
Example 1: Thirty pages a day is a manageable target before the exam.
Example 2: The new bag is a more manageable size for a small child.
Example 3: With four of us sharing the chores, the work stayed manageable.
Fun Fact
The verb behind this word first meant handling and training horses, and it goes back through Italian to the Latin word for 'hand'.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word manageable as used in the sentence:
Our Class 8 timetable looks manageable now that the science fair is over.
a) moderate
b) reasonable
c) light
d) overwhelming
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d) overwhelming. A load far too heavy to cope with is the opposite of this one.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
mannageable
a) l
b) g
c) n
d) b
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c) n. A single n follows the opening ma.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:
The tutor split the syllabus into enabelagma chunks for the holidays.
a) memorable
b) manageable
c) measurable
d) marketable
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b) manageable. The letters hold no r, and every other option needs one.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. tolerable 2. manageable 3. realistic 4. feasable
a) sensible about what can be done
b) not too large to cope with
c) bearable, though not pleasant
d) able to be carried out
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d) able to be carried out. Feasible ends in ible.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which task sounds manageable for one pupil in an afternoon?
a) painting all the school walls
b) cleaning every classroom in town
c) tidying a small bookshelf
d) moving a library on foot
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c) tidying a small bookshelf
2. When hair is described as manageable, it is ____
a) black and shiny
b) easy to comb and style
c) thin and curly
d) very long and thick
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b) easy to comb and style
