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Spell Bee Word: Rectify


What does rectify mean?

Word: Rectify

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Rectify means to put something right, such as a mistake, a fault or a problem.

Synonyms: fix, repair

How do you spell rectify?

Syllables: rec - ti - fy

Tricky part: The c in the middle is hard to hear, so students often leave it out and write retify.

Watch out for: retify, rektify, recktify

Memory tip: Rect is Latin for straight or right, as in the right angles of a rectangle. To rectify a mistake is to set it right.

Rectify in a sentence

Example 1: The bank promised to rectify the error in my father's account.

Example 2: Mia spotted a wrong total in her sums and rectified it before handing in the sheet.

Example 3: Engineers worked through the night to rectify the signal fault on the railway line.

Fun Fact

In electronics, a device called a rectifier changes alternating current into direct current. Phone chargers contain one.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) identify
b) rectefy
c) satisfy
d) magnify

Show answer

b) rectefy. Rectefy has an e where rectify has an i, the same vowel you hear before the fy of magnify.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: rectify

a) ignore
b) correct
c) damage
d) repeat

Show answer

b) correct. To correct a mistake is the same as to rectify it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

rectiffy

a) t
b) y
c) f
d) i

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c) f. Rectify has a single f before its final y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Daniel was given too little change, and the shopkeeper rectified the error. What did the shopkeeper do?

a) wrote the error in his book
b) gave Daniel the rest of his money
c) said sorry but kept the money
d) asked Daniel to pay once more

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b) gave Daniel the rest of his money

2. Something you can rectify is ____.

a) yesterday's weather
b) the colour of your eyes
c) the day you were born
d) a mistake in a bill

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d) a mistake in a bill

Associated Words

Words that end in -ify: unify, disqualify, classify

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: fix, repair

More words from this list

stable, vacant, ascend, complete, diving, genius, jingle, oasis

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