What does mingle mean?
Word: Mingle
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Mingle means to mix with other people and talk to them at a gathering. Things that mingle also blend together.
Synonyms: mix, blend
How do you spell mingle?
Syllables: min - gle
Tricky part: The ending is the trap. You hear 'gul', and many children write el or al after the g, but the word finishes with l and e.
Watch out for: mingel, mingal
Memory tip: Guests often mingle round a table, and table ends the same way, with l and e, even though you hear 'ul'.
Mingle in a sentence
Example 1: Aunt Seema likes to mingle with everyone at a birthday party.
Example 2: The colours mingle when you drop paint into water.
Example 3: The new girl was shy at the class picnic but soon began to mingle.
Fun Fact
Mingle and among are word cousins. Both go back to an Old English root to do with mixing, so being among friends and mingling with friends are linked in history as well as in meaning.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:
i, e
a) c_ndl_
b) h_rdl_
c) m_ngl_
d) s_ddl_
Show answer
c) m_ngl_. With these two letters the gaps give the word about moving among guests; the other three need an a or a u.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) mingle
b) sprinckle
c) wrinkle
d) twinkle
Show answer
b) sprinckle. Sprinkle has no c before its k; the other three are spelt correctly.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with mingle?
a) jungle
b) jingle
c) single
d) tingle
Show answer
a) jungle. Jungle has the short u of cup; the other three share the short i of the given word.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
glienm 123456
a) 653124
b) 635124
c) 365124
d) 635142
Show answer
b) 635124. Start from letter 6 and go on to 3, 5, 1, 2 and 4 to reach a verb that means to mix.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Tara mingled at the school fete. What is she most likely to say afterwards?
a) I met lots of new people today.
b) I ate my lunch alone on a bench.
c) I went home as soon as it began.
d) I stayed in the classroom all day.
Show answer
a) I met lots of new people today.
2. The smell of frying onions mingled with the smell of fresh bread. What was the kitchen like?
a) Only the bread could be smelt
b) Neither smell could be noticed
c) Both smells could be noticed at once
d) Only the onions could be smelt
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c) Both smells could be noticed at once
