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Spell Bee Word: opaque


Basic Details

Word: Opaque

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Not letting light pass through, so you cannot see through it. A wooden door is opaque; clear glass is not.

Synonyms: cloudy, murky

Antonyms: transparent, clear

How to Spell Opaque

Syllables: o - paque

Tricky part: The k sound at the end is spelt que, as in unique. The vowel before it is a.

Watch out for: opake, opaq, opeque

Memory tip: A wooden plaque on a wall is opaque, and the two words end the same way: aque.

Usage Examples

Example 1: We covered the window with opaque paper so the room stayed dark.

Example 2: In the science lab we sorted objects into transparent, translucent and opaque.

Example 3: The bottle was opaque, so we could not tell how much juice was left.

Fun Fact

Gold is opaque in a lump, but when it is beaten into extremely thin leaf it lets a faint greenish light through.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

opaque

a) murky
b) transparent
c) cloudy
d) dark

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b) transparent. Cloudy, murky and dark all suggest you cannot see clearly; a transparent thing lets light straight through.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) opake
b) unique
c) antique
d) technique

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a) opake. Like antique and unique, the light-blocking word ends in que.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

op_q_e

a) a, a
b) e, u
c) o, u
d) a, u

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d) a, u. After op comes a, and in English q is almost always followed by u.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is opaque?

a) a glass of water
b) a clear window pane
c) a brick wall
d) a plastic sheet you can see through

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c) a brick wall

2. Light cannot pass through ____ objects.

a) opaque
b) see-through
c) transparent
d) clear

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a) opaque

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