What does neglect mean?
Word: Neglect
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Neglect means to not take care of someone or something that needs your care or attention.
Synonyms: ignore, overlook
Antonyms: look after, care for
How do you spell neglect?
Syllables: ne - glect
Tricky part: It ends with ct: a c hides before the last t, and it is easy to drop.
Watch out for: neglet, neglekt
Memory tip: Picture a tiny c hiding behind the final t: neglect it and the word falls apart.
Neglect in a sentence
Example 1: If you neglect your plants, their leaves turn yellow.
Example 2: Do not neglect your homework because of video games.
Example 3: The old well was neglected for years and filled with leaves.
Fun Fact
Neglect has been used in English since the 1500s; it comes from a Latin verb meaning to pass something by without picking it up.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: neglect
a) scold
b) delay
c) nurture
d) forget
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c) nurture. To nurture is to care for something and help it grow.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lgecnet
a) enlgect
b) neglect
c) nelgect
d) negelct
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b) neglect. In the wrong choices the n, e, g and l at the start are out of order.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Rohan knew he must not niglect his cricket practice before the big match.
a) knew
b) niglect
c) match
d) practice
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b) niglect. The first vowel of neglect is e, not i.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
neglect
a) fel
b) ful
c) full
d) fool
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b) ful. Neglect takes ful, with one l, to make neglectful.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A garden that is neglected is most likely ____.
a) winning the best garden prize
b) full of weeds and dry plants
c) neatly trimmed every week
d) watered twice every day
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b) full of weeds and dry plants
2. Raju is neglecting his bicycle. What is he doing?
a) oiling the chain every week
b) pumping up the tyres on time
c) leaving it out in the rain to rust
d) cleaning it every Sunday
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c) leaving it out in the rain to rust
