What does chronological mean?
Word: Chronological
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Chronological means arranged in the order in which things happened, from the earliest to the latest.
Synonyms: sequential
How do you spell chronological?
Syllables: chron - o - log - i - cal
Tricky part: Students often lose the h after the c, or add an extra vowel in the middle.
Watch out for: cronological, chronologicle, chronlogical
Memory tip: The hard k sound at the start is spelt chr, as in chrome and chrysalis.
Chronological in a sentence
Example 1: Write the events of the freedom struggle in chronological order.
Example 2: The museum shows its coins in chronological order, from the Mauryas to today.
Example 3: Meera stuck her holiday photos into the album in chronological order.
Fun Fact
The chrono- of chronological also starts chronometer, the name for the very accurate clocks that let sailors find their longitude. John Harrison's watch H4 passed its sea trial on a voyage to Jamaica in 1761-62.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) historicle
b) chronological
c) alfabetical
d) sequencial
Show answer
b) chronological. Sequential needs a t, historical ends in -al, and alphabetical uses ph.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
chronological
a) random
b) sequenced
c) orderly
d) systematic
Show answer
a) random. Orderly, sequenced and systematic all describe things put in order; random has no order at all.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
glonocirolach
a) chronological
b) technological
c) astrological
d) chronologically
Show answer
a) chronological. Chrono plus logical uses up every letter; chronologically would need a y, and astrological has no h.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which list of rulers is in chronological order?
a) Queen Victoria, Akbar, Ashoka
b) Ashoka, Queen Victoria, Akbar
c) Ashoka, Akbar, Queen Victoria
d) Akbar, Ashoka, Queen Victoria
Show answer
c) Ashoka, Akbar, Queen Victoria
2. What is usually arranged in chronological order?
a) the names in a phone book
b) the words in a dictionary
c) the books on a library shelf
d) the entries in a diary
Show answer
d) the entries in a diary
