What does replaceable mean?
Word: Replaceable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Replaceable means able to be swapped for another thing of the same kind if it is lost, used up or broken.
Antonyms: irreplaceable
How do you spell replaceable?
Syllables: re - place - able
Tricky part: Students drop the e and write replacable. The e must stay, because without it the c would sound like a k before the a.
Watch out for: replacable, replaseable
Memory tip: Before an a, a c turns hard like k, so keep the e after the c to hold it soft, as in noticeable.
Replaceable in a sentence
Example 1: The fuse in this plug is replaceable, so Dad keeps a few spare ones in a drawer.
Example 2: Pencils are replaceable, but my grandmother's old fountain pen is not.
Example 3: Ask the shop whether the filter in the water purifier is replaceable.
Fun Fact
Its opposite, irreplaceable, is often used about something precious that nothing else could stand in for, such as a grandparent's letters.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
aelpcblerea
a) replaceable
b) repeatable
c) recyclable
d) relatable
Show answer
a) replaceable. The jumble has a p and a c but no t or y, and only replaceable fits that mix.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
r_pl_ceable
a) e, a
b) i, e
c) e, e
d) i, a
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a) e, a. The opening vowel is the e of return and repeat, and the vowel after l is the a you hear in face.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
repplaceable
a) l
b) b
c) c
d) p
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d) p. The p stands alone here, just as it does in the plain verb.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) reliable
b) replaceable
c) dependible
d) washable
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c) dependible. Depend is a complete word on its own, and it takes -able to make dependable.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is usually replaceable?
a) last year's school trip
b) your own handwriting
c) the day you were born
d) a worn-out bicycle tyre
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d) a worn-out bicycle tyre
2. A label on a torch says the battery is replaceable. What does that tell a buyer?
a) a new battery can be put in later
b) the torch works without any battery
c) the torch must be thrown away soon
d) the battery is stuck inside for good
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a) a new battery can be put in later
