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Spell Bee Word: adjacent


Basic Details

Word: Adjacent

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Next to or very close to something else.

Synonyms: neighbouring, next, nearby, adjoining

Antonyms: distant, far, remote

How to Spell Adjacent

Syllables: ad - ja - cent

Tricky part: A quiet d hides before the j, and the ending is cent with a c, not sent.

Watch out for: ajacent, adjasent, adjecent

Memory tip: Adjacent has the d of adjust and adjective before its j, and it ends with cent, like the coin.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The canteen is adjacent to the main playground.

Example 2: We booked two adjacent seats on the train to Jaipur.

Example 3: In geometry, adjacent angles share a corner and one side.

Fun Fact

Adjacent comes from Latin adjacere, to lie near, from ad, to, and jacere, to lie.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

adjacent

a) neighbouring
b) distant
c) hidden
d) opposite

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a) neighbouring. Adjacent rooms are neighbouring rooms; distant means the opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) magnificent
b) adolescent
c) innocent
d) ajacent

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d) ajacent. The silent d of adjust and adjective also sits in adjacent.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our school library is adjasent to the computer lab on the second floor.

a) adjasent
b) library
c) floor
d) computer

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a) adjasent. The ending is the cent of a coin, with a c.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tecajdna

a) adjacent
b) adjunct
c) adjacency
d) adjutant

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a) adjacent. Adjacency would need a y and a second c, while adjunct and adjutant both need a u.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence uses adjacent correctly?

a) Our house is adjacent to the park.
b) The adjacent is coming home.
c) He adjacent the ball.
d) I feel very adjacent today.

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a) Our house is adjacent to the park.

2. On a map of India, which state is adjacent to Kerala?

a) Gujarat
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Assam
d) Punjab

Show answer

b) Tamil Nadu

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