Basic Details
Word: Accomplishment
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Something difficult that has been done successfully; also the act of finishing a task.
Synonyms: achievement, feat, success, attainment
Antonyms: failure
How to Spell Accomplishment
Syllables: ac - com - plish - ment
Tricky part: It starts with a double c but has only one m. The middle is plish, and the end is ment, not mant.
Watch out for: acomplishment, accomplisment, accomplishmant
Memory tip: Accomplish begins like accompany, ac-com with one m. Finish the job, then add ment to name what you have done.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Climbing to the top of the hill was a great accomplishment for my grandmother.
Example 2: Learning to swim in one summer was Arjun's proudest accomplishment.
Example 3: The team celebrated its accomplishment with a box of laddoos.
Fun Fact
In the 1800s, accomplishments meant skills such as music, drawing and dancing that a well-educated young person was expected to have, a sense often seen in Jane Austen's novels.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. enviroment 2. embarassment 3. accomplishment 4. arguement
a) something difficult that has been done successfully
b) a disagreement in which people speak angrily
c) the natural world around us
d) a feeling of shyness or shame
Show answer
a) something difficult that has been done successfully. Read each word slowly: embarrassment needs a double r, environment an n before the m, and argument drops the e of argue.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word accomplishment as used in the sentence:
Finishing the 42-kilometre marathon was a real accomplishment for the 70-year-old runner.
a) triumph
b) failure
c) feat
d) success
Show answer
b) failure. A failure is a task that was not managed, the reverse of an accomplishment.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
a_com_li_hment
a) c, p, s
b) k, p, s
c) c, p, c
d) c, b, s
Show answer
a) c, p, s. Two c's start the word, a p comes after com, and the sh sound needs its s.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would count as an accomplishment?
a) forgetting a birthday
b) passing a hard music exam
c) missing the school bus
d) losing a pencil
Show answer
b) passing a hard music exam
2. Accomplishment is the noun of which verb?
a) accomplish
b) compliment
c) complete
d) accompany
Show answer
a) accomplish
