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Spell Bee Word: Unattractive


What does unattractive mean?

Word: Unattractive

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Unattractive means not pleasant to look at, or not interesting enough for people to want it.

Synonyms: plain, unappealing

How do you spell unattractive?

Syllables: un - at - trac - tive

Tricky part: Students often drop one of the two ts in the attract part in the middle of the word.

Watch out for: unatractive, unattractiv

Memory tip: Two magnets attract each other, so picture the two ts in attract as two magnets pulling together.

Unattractive in a sentence

Example 1: The grey concrete wall looked unattractive until the pupils painted a mural on it.

Example 2: Rohan thought the plan to tidy the garage on Sunday sounded unattractive.

Example 3: Some fruit with brown spots looks unattractive but still tastes sweet.

Fun Fact

Some caterpillars have bright warning colours that make them unattractive to hungry birds, which learn to leave them alone.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct prefix to form a word:

attractive

a) un
b) in
c) an
d) en

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a) un. Un means not, so un plus attractive gives the word meaning not attractive.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

unattractive

a) drab
b) ugly
c) dull
d) lovely

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d) lovely. Dull, drab and ugly are close to the word in meaning, while lovely is its opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) unattractive
b) unnecesary
c) unusual
d) unhappy

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b) unnecesary. Unnecessary needs a double s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A shop owner says the old sign makes the shop unattractive. What might happen?

a) fewer people come inside
b) the shop becomes bigger
c) the sign starts to glow
d) the shop sells more books

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a) fewer people come inside

2. A muddy, empty playground looks unattractive. Which change would help most?

a) leaving rubbish on the ground
b) taking away all the benches
c) locking the gates for a year
d) planting trees and flowers

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d) planting trees and flowers

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