What does reputable mean?
Word: Reputable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Reputable means known for doing good, honest work that people can trust.
How do you spell reputable?
Syllables: rep - u - ta - ble
Tricky part: The ending is able. Pupils who know words such as terrible and possible are tempted to write ible here.
Watch out for: reputible, reputeable
Memory tip: You are able to rely on a firm with a good name, so keep the able.
Reputable in a sentence
Example 1: Buy your school books only from a reputable shop in the market.
Example 2: My aunt found a reputable tailor near the high street.
Example 3: Choose a reputable website when you look up facts for a project.
Fun Fact
In many countries, reputable jewellers sell gold with a hallmark, a small stamp showing that its purity has been tested.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
r_p_table
a) a, u
b) e, u
c) i, u
d) e, o
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b) e, u. It opens with re, and the second vowel sounds like the one in pupil.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our sports club asked three repputable shops in Mumbai to send their prices for new jerseys, bats and cricket pads.
a) sports
b) jerseys
c) prices
d) repputable
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d) repputable. Take away a p: the word has just the one.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Always have your bicycle mended by a ueltreabp mechanic.
a) suitable
b) reputable
c) tolerable
d) repeatable
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b) reputable. The jumble has a p, a u and an r: repeatable has no u, suitable no r and tolerable no p.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word reputable as used in the sentence:
Only a reputable company should be allowed to run the school's bus service.
a) distant
b) recent
c) respected
d) wealthy
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c) respected. A company with a good name is a respected one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which is the best sign that a coaching centre is reputable?
a) it opened only a week or two ago
b) its poster is the biggest one in town
c) former pupils recommend it to their friends
d) its fees are the highest in the area
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c) former pupils recommend it to their friends
2. A reputable newspaper prints a mistake. What would it most likely do?
a) print the same mistake once more
b) say nothing and hope it passes
c) blame its readers for the error
d) print a clear correction the next day
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d) print a clear correction the next day
