Basic Details
Word: Situated
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Placed in a particular position or place; located.
Synonyms: located, placed, positioned, set
How to Spell Situated
Syllables: sit - u - at - ed
Tricky part: The u after sit is easy to lose or to turn into an i (sitiated). The end is -ated with one t.
Watch out for: sitiated, situeted, sittuated
Memory tip: The word holds sit and u (you): you sit where you are situated, then add -ated.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Kanyakumari is situated at the southern tip of mainland India.
Example 2: Our flat is situated on the fifth floor, so we take the lift.
Example 3: The new hospital will be situated close to the highway.
Fun Fact
Situated goes back to Medieval Latin situare, to place, from situs, a position; site and situation come from the same root.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Pick the synonym of situated as it is used here:
Our school is situated next to a busy railway station.
a) moved
b) closed
c) hidden
d) located
Show answer
d) located. Saying where a building is situated is saying where it is located.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The old fort is sitiated on a steep hill, so visitors must climb nearly four hundred steps to reach the main gate.
a) steep
b) nearly
c) visitors
d) sitiated
Show answer
d) sitiated. Situated is built on situ-, the same start as situation, so sitiated is the slip.
Mingle-Mangle
The sentence hides a jumbled word. Unjumble it and choose the word:
The temple is dtteauis on the bank of the river, under a huge peepal tree.
a) actuated
b) saturated
c) studied
d) situated
Show answer
d) situated. Saturated needs an r, studied has only one t and actuated needs a c, so the letters build situated.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A house that is well situated is ____.
a) more than a hundred years old
b) very badly built
c) in a good position
d) up for sale soon
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c) in a good position
2. Which of these places is situated in the Himalayas?
a) Chennai
b) Goa
c) Shimla
d) Kochi
Show answer
c) Shimla
