What does classic mean?
Word: Classic
Part of Speech: Adjective, noun
Meaning: Classic means accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind, and admired for a long time. It can also describe a simple, traditional style that does not go out of fashion.
Synonyms: outstanding, traditional
How do you spell classic?
Syllables: clas - sic
Tricky part: The middle has a double s. Say clas-sic and notice that one s ends the first beat and the next s starts the second.
Watch out for: clasic, classac
Memory tip: Picture two pupils sharing one desk: the two s letters sit side by side in the middle of classic.
Classic in a sentence
Example 1: My grandfather still owns a classic scooter from the 1970s.
Example 2: Our school library has a shelf of classic stories by Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton.
Example 3: The final between the two teams was a classic, full of close shots.
Fun Fact
Classic and classical are not always the same. Classical music usually means the serious music of a long tradition, such as the music of Mozart or Bach, while a classic can be a song, a book or a film of any kind that people keep loving.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Every summer my aunt rereads the same classik novel on the long train ride to Shimla.
a) classik
b) rereads
c) summer
d) novel
Show answer
a) classik. Like music and comic, this word ends with a single c.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
classic
a) trendy
b) timeless
c) temporary
d) modern
Show answer
b) timeless. A classic stays admired year after year, so it is timeless; trendy, temporary and modern all point to something short-lived or new.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) classic
b) elegent
c) remarkible
d) tradishional
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a) classic. Traditional uses ti, elegant ends in ant, and remarkable ends in able.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
slaccis
a) scenic
b) classic
c) clasps
d) clinics
Show answer
b) classic. Clinics and scenic need letters not in the jumble, and clasps needs a p, so only classic fits.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these could fairly be called a classic?
a) a song that nobody has heard yet
b) a game that stopped working on day one
c) a story families have read for generations
d) a cartoon first shown this morning
Show answer
c) a story families have read for generations
2. A classic white shirt is the kind you can wear ____.
a) year after year
b) only to one party
c) only on a stage
d) only in the rain
Show answer
a) year after year
