Basic Details
Word: Arrival
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The act of reaching a place; also, a person or thing that has just come.
Synonyms: coming, appearance, entry
Antonyms: departure, exit
How to Spell Arrival
Syllables: ar - riv - al
Tricky part: Like arrive, it starts with a double r. The e of arrive drops before -al, and the ending is -al, not -el.
Watch out for: arival, arriveal, arrivel
Memory tip: Put it beside survival and revival: all three end in -ival. Then remember that arrival, like arrive, needs two r's.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The arrival of the monsoon in Kerala is usually reported in early June.
Example 2: Our flat was busy all evening after the arrival of cousins from Pune.
Example 3: The new arrival at the zoo is a baby rhino born last week.
Fun Fact
Arrive comes through French from the Latin ad ripam, to the shore, from a time when many travellers arrived by boat.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word arrival as used in the sentence:
The arrival of the express at Bhopal was delayed by thick fog.
a) coming
b) appearance
c) departure
d) approach
Show answer
c) departure. A train makes its arrival when it pulls in and its departure when it pulls out again.
Word Cookie
Choose the letters that complete the word:
a_riv_l
a) r, i
b) r, e
c) e, a
d) r, a
Show answer
d) r, a. Arrive has rr, and the noun ending is -al.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:
The vralira of the new baby filled the whole house with joy.
a) revival
b) arrival
c) survival
d) carnival
Show answer
b) arrival. Survival, revival and carnival each need a letter that the jumble does not have.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A new arrival in a classroom is ____.
a) a teacher who is leaving
b) a student who has just joined
c) a book that has gone missing
d) a bell that rings late
Show answer
b) a student who has just joined
2. 'Please call us on arrival at the hotel' means call us ____.
a) when you reach the hotel
b) after you leave the hotel
c) if you skip the hotel
d) before you book the hotel
Show answer
a) when you reach the hotel
