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Spell Bee Word: substitute


Basic Details

Word: Substitute

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person or thing that takes the place of another, such as a player who comes on for a tired team-mate.

Synonyms: replacement, stand-in, alternative

Antonyms: original

How to Spell Substitute

Syllables: sub - sti - tute

Tricky part: It ends in tute, not tude, and the s after sub is easy to miss. There are three t's in all.

Watch out for: substitude, subsitute, substitue

Memory tip: Clap the three beats, sub-sti-tute. Sti has one t and tute has two, which makes three t's, and the word finishes with a silent e.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. there is no substitute for: Nothing else is as good as this thing. Example: "There is no substitute for regular practice."

Usage Examples

Example 1: We had a substitute teacher for English while Ma'am was on leave.

Example 2: You can use curd as a substitute for cream in this recipe.

Example 3: The coach kept two players on the bench as substitutes.

Fun Fact

Substitute comes from the Latin substituere, to put in place of, built from sub, under, and statuere, to set up.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) aptitued
b) institusion
c) substitute
d) attendence

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c) substitute. Substitute keeps the s straight after sub; the others should be institution, aptitude and attendance.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

When the singer lost her voice before the concert, the organisers found a substitude within an hour.

a) organisers
b) concert
c) singer
d) substitude

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d) substitude. Listen closely: the last sound is t, so it ends in tute, never tude.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: substitute

a) original
b) leader
c) replacement
d) visitor

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c) replacement. A replacement fills the place of someone or something, just like a substitute.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Honey is used as a substitute for sugar. This means honey is used ____.

a) to make sugar
b) instead of sugar
c) along with sugar
d) after eating sugar

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b) instead of sugar

2. Who is a substitute in a cricket match?

a) the umpire
b) the groundsman
c) a player who fields in place of another
d) the captain

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c) a player who fields in place of another

Associated Words

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