What does advanced mean?
Word: Advanced
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Advanced means far ahead in skill or development, or harder than the first level.
Synonyms: modern, higher, complex
Antonyms: simple, elementary
How do you spell advanced?
Syllables: ad - vanced
Tricky part: Do not drop the d after the first a. The sound st at the end is written ced, not st.
Watch out for: avanced, advanst, advancd
Memory tip: Advanced has a d at each end: ADvanceD. The front d is the one people forget, so check it first.
Advanced in a sentence
Example 1: My brother is in the advanced swimming group.
Example 2: This robot uses very advanced technology.
Example 3: The book is too advanced for a Class 1 child.
Fun Fact
The verb advance came from Old French avancer. English writers later put in a d to make it look more like Latin words that start with ad.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: advanced
a) basic
b) recent
c) costly
d) famous
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a) basic. Basic means at the starting level, the opposite of advanced.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
cdnevada
a) adanvced
b) adnavced
c) advnaced
d) advanced
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d) advanced. Ad goes at the front and ced at the end.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) experimant
b) tecnology
c) advanced
d) dificult
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c) advanced. A careful look shows a missing h, a missing f and an a where the e of ment should be; advanced is the only clean spelling.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our school library has a new shelf of advenced science books for older pupils.
a) library
b) advenced
c) pupils
d) science
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b) advenced. The middle of advanced is van, with an a, as in a delivery van.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Pick the most advanced machine.
a) a smartphone
b) a clay lamp
c) a stone tool
d) a wooden wheel
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a) a smartphone
2. Riya has finished the beginners' and middle levels of her dance course. Which level is the advanced one?
a) the first level
b) the middle level
c) the trial level
d) the next level up
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d) the next level up
