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Spell Bee Word: Arrogant


What does arrogant mean?

Word: Arrogant

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Arrogant means behaving as if you are better or more important than other people.

Synonyms: proud, haughty, conceited, boastful

Antonyms: modest, meek

How do you spell arrogant?

Syllables: ar - ro - gant

Tricky part: Two r's at the start, and the ending is ant. Students write arogant or arrogent.

Watch out for: arogant, arrogent, arogent

Memory tip: Arrogant people roar about themselves: let the double r roar at the start, then finish with ant.

Arrogant in a sentence

Example 1: The arrogant player refused to shake hands after losing.

Example 2: It is arrogant to think you never need to practise.

Example 3: The king in the story was so arrogant that he ignored all advice.

Fun Fact

Arrogant goes back to Latin arrogare, to claim something for yourself.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

arrogant

a) bossy
b) vain
c) smug
d) humble

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d) humble. Humble people never show off, which is just what arrogant people do.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

arroggant

a) n
b) g
c) o
d) r

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b) g. Only one g sits before the ant ending.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ignorrant
b) elegent
c) arrogant
d) brilient

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c) arrogant. Elegant ends in ant, ignorant has one r, and brilliant has ll and an a before the nt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which remark sounds arrogant?

a) 'I still have a lot to learn.'
b) 'Well played, everyone.'
c) 'Can you help me, please?'
d) 'Nobody here is as clever as me.'

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d) 'Nobody here is as clever as me.'

2. The noun linked to arrogant is ____.

a) arrogance
b) arrangement
c) argument
d) arrival

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a) arrogance

Associated Words

Words that end in -ant: pennant, descendant, jubilant, triumphant, sergeant, hesitant

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: proud, haughty, conceited, modest, meek

More words from this list

coincidence, dictation, fiasco, indifference, nightfall, quote, tantrum, zookeeper

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