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Spell Bee Word: Separate


What does separate mean?

Word: Separate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Separate means to move things or people apart, or to divide a whole into parts. As an adjective it means apart or not joined.

Synonyms: divide, split, part

Antonyms: combine, mix

How do you spell separate?

Syllables: sep - a - rate

Tricky part: The letter straight after the p is a, not e. This is one of the most common spelling mistakes in English.

Watch out for: seperate, seprate

Memory tip: A is the letter people forget, so picture a big red A standing straight after the p.

Separate in a sentence

Example 1: Separate the red beads from the blue ones.

Example 2: The twins sleep in separate rooms now.

Example 3: A low wall separates our garden from the road.

Fun Fact

Oil and water separate into two layers because oil is lighter than water and the two do not mix.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) separate
b) separat
c) separrate
d) ceparate

Show answer

a) separate. It starts with s, has one r and ends with a silent e.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

separate

a) cut
b) sort
c) break
d) join

Show answer

d) join. Cut, break and sort all keep things apart; the opposite puts them together.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_parate

a) e
b) o
c) a
d) i

Show answer

a) e. The vowel after the s is the e of sell.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

separatte

a) s
b) p
c) r
d) t

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d) t. There is only one t near the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To separate an egg, what does the cook keep apart?

a) the egg and the hen
b) the pan and the plate
c) the yolk and the white
d) the salt and the pepper

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c) the yolk and the white

2. Which sentence uses separate correctly?

a) We separate to the park every evening.
b) Please separate the clean clothes from the dirty ones.
c) She separated happy today.
d) Please separate the song loudly.

Show answer

b) Please separate the clean clothes from the dirty ones.

Associated Words

activatedisappeardevotesailinghairpin
compassiongenerousscrubjudokindness

Next steps

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