What does adventure mean?
Word: Adventure
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Adventure means an exciting or unusual experience, often one that is a little risky.
Synonyms: escapade, quest, exploit
How do you spell adventure?
Syllables: ad - ven - ture
Tricky part: The ending is ture, as in nature, even though it sounds like cher.
Watch out for: advencher, adventcher
Memory tip: Adventure ends in ture like nature and picture: an adventure in nature makes a great picture.
Adventure in a sentence
Example 1: Our trek to the Valley of Flowers was a real adventure.
Example 2: Grandpa loves telling stories about his adventures in the hills.
Example 3: The book is about a girl's adventure on a raft down the Brahmaputra.
Fun Fact
Adventure comes from a Latin word meaning about to arrive. At first an adventure was simply whatever was about to happen to you.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
a_v_nture
a) b, e
b) d, a
c) d, i
d) d, e
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d) d, e. The word begins ad, and the next part is ven.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nvetudare
a) adevnture
b) adventure
c) advneture
d) avdenture
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b) adventure. Find the ending you know from nature, then place the other five letters before it.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
adventure
a) boredom
b) routine
c) chore
d) expedition
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d) expedition. This is a trip full of discovery, like a trek into the mountains.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) adventure
b) treasur
c) jungel
d) explorar
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a) adventure. Explorer ends in er, treasure keeps its final e, and jungle ends in le.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would most children call an adventure?
a) brushing their teeth
b) waiting for a bus
c) exploring a cave with a guide
d) folding clothes
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c) exploring a cave with a guide
2. Which title best suits an adventure story?
a) My Weekly Spelling Test
b) Lost in the Jungle of Gold
c) A List of Bus Times
d) How to Fold Your Clothes
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b) Lost in the Jungle of Gold
