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Spell Bee Word: arriving


Basic Details

Word: Arriving

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Reaching a place at the end of a trip; also coming or being delivered, as a parcel does.

Synonyms: reaching, coming, landing

Antonyms: departing, leaving

How to Spell Arriving

Syllables: ar - riv - ing

Tricky part: Keep the double r of arrive, but drop its final e before ing. Arriveing and ariving are the usual slips.

Watch out for: ariving, arriveing, arrivng

Memory tip: When ing arrives, the e of arrive leaves, just as drive becomes driving.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Guests started arriving at the hall an hour early.

Example 2: The train is arriving on platform 4.

Example 3: Fresh mangoes are arriving at the market from Ratnagiri this week.

Fun Fact

Arrive came into English from Old French arriver, which goes back to Latin ad, to, and ripa, shore. It first meant coming to land from the sea.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the word opposite in meaning to arriving as used in the sentence:

Passengers arriving from Chennai should collect their bags at belt 3.

a) departing
b) reaching
c) landing
d) coming

Show answer

a) departing. Arriving passengers have just come in; departing ones are setting off.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

arriveing

a) i
b) e
c) v
d) g

Show answer

b) e. Arrive drops its e before ing.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

The parcel from Grandma is vrnirgai tomorrow morning.

a) striving
b) arriving
c) driving
d) arrival

Show answer

b) arriving. Driving has a d and striving an s and a t; two r's and two i's give arriving.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arriving is to arrival as departing is to ____.

a) departure
b) departed
c) departing
d) depart

Show answer

a) departure

2. Which sentence uses arriving correctly?

a) He is very arriving today.
b) She arriving the door.
c) Arriving was blue.
d) The guests are arriving at six.

Show answer

d) The guests are arriving at six.

Associated Words

aghastspeculationtelevisionflatterstrongly
shamefuldesiroussingaporecattlethank

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