What does anecdote mean?
Word: Anecdote
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Anecdote means a short, interesting or funny story about something that really happened.
Synonyms: tale
How do you spell anecdote?
Syllables: an - ec - dote
Tricky part: The middle is ec, not ic or ik. Do not mix it up with antidote, a medicine that works against a poison.
Watch out for: anekdote, anicdote
Memory tip: An anecdote is an entertaining story, so put an e straight after the n, the same e that starts entertaining.
Anecdote in a sentence
Example 1: Papa told a funny anecdote about his first day at work.
Example 2: The speaker began with an anecdote from her childhood in Assam.
Example 3: Our teacher shares an anecdote before every history lesson.
Fun Fact
The Greek anekdota meant things not published. The name was later given to a secret book by the writer Procopius full of gossip about the emperor Justinian.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) character
b) anecdot
c) adventure
d) mystery
Show answer
b) anecdot. Anecdote ends with a silent e, as note and vote do.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
anec_o_e
a) t, t
b) t, d
c) d, t
d) d, d
Show answer
c) d, t. Say an-ec-dote: d starts the last part, and t comes just before the end.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: anecdote
a) letter
b) poem
c) story
d) riddle
Show answer
c) story. An anecdote is a short true story.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tocendae
a) anecdtoe
b) anecodte
c) anecdoet
d) anecdote
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d) anecdote. Anec comes first, with the c straight after the e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What could an anecdote be about?
a) a page of times tables
b) the day our goat ate Dadi's slipper
c) the recipe for lemon rice
d) a list of ten spelling words
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b) the day our goat ate Dadi's slipper
2. Which line sounds like the start of an anecdote?
a) One day last summer, a monkey took my hat.
b) Turn left at the temple, then go straight.
c) Add two cups of flour and one of sugar.
d) Please close the door when you leave.
Show answer
a) One day last summer, a monkey took my hat.
