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Spell Bee Word: untangle


Basic Details

Word: Untangle

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To free something that is knotted or twisted together; also to sort out a confusing problem.

Synonyms: unravel, unknot, sort out, straighten

Antonyms: tangle, knot, twist

How to Spell Untangle

Syllables: un - tan - gle

Tricky part: The ending is gle, not gel or gal. The middle vowel is a, as in tan.

Watch out for: untangel, untangal, untengle

Memory tip: Tangle ends in le just like jungle: you untangle creepers in the jungle.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Dadi asked me to untangle the ball of wool the cat had played with.

Example 2: It took the electrician an hour to untangle the wires behind the TV.

Example 3: A good friend can help you untangle a problem.

Fun Fact

In 2007, physicists at the University of California, San Diego tumbled pieces of string in a spinning box and found that knots often formed within seconds.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

unt_ng_e

a) a, e
b) e, l
c) o, l
d) a, l

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d) a, l. Say tan, then finish with the gle of jungle.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

untangle

a) twist
b) knot
c) unravel
d) fold

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c) unravel. To unravel threads is to separate them, just as you untangle them.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

glenatun

a) triangle
b) entangle
c) untangle
d) rectangle

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c) untangle. Entangle has two e's and no u, so only untangle fits all eight letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A detective trying to untangle a mystery is ____.

a) working out what really happened
b) making it more confusing
c) hiding the clues
d) giving up

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a) working out what really happened

2. Which of these would you most likely need to untangle?

a) a glass of milk
b) a knotted kite string
c) a closed book
d) a flat stone

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b) a knotted kite string

Associated Words

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