easy
We create pictures with crayons.
What does Create mean?
To make something new.
Dictionary definition
To make something new using ideas, work, or materials.
Example sentences
Create in a sentence
medium
The class will create a poster about kindness.
hard
Inventors create tools that solve problems in new ways.
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Question 1 of 3
Practice 1
What does create mean?
Create means to make something new using ideas, work, or materials.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to create?
Make is close in meaning to create in this context.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a good contrast to create?
Destroy gives a useful opposite or contrast to create.
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Create
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kree · ayt · strongest beat: ayt
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WordCreate.
Partverb.
MeaningCreate means To make something new.
ExampleExample: We create pictures with crayons.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- kree · ayt
- Strongest beat
- ayt
- Ending
- ayt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on ayt.
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Synonyms
Words like Create
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Word family
Create word family
Base word
create
verb
creates
Creates now or often.
verb
created
Made in the past.
noun
creation
Something that was created.
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Student support
Understand Create
Hint for students
To make something new.
Common mix-up
Create is not the same as destroy. Create means to make something new.
Try it in class or at home
Read this model sentence: The class will create a poster about kindness. Clue words: class, will, poster. Underline clue words that show why create fits instead of destroy. Now write one new sentence that shows create without using the word create. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show create?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The class will create a poster about kindness." Why does create fit better than destroy?
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