What does coincide mean?
Word: Coincide
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Coincide means to happen at the same time as something else.
How do you spell coincide?
Syllables: co - in - cide
Tricky part: The s sound in the second half is spelt with a c, so coinside is wrong.
Watch out for: coinside, koincide
Memory tip: Picture two clocks striking together: events that coincide share a clock time, and the hissing sound in the word is a c.
Coincide in a sentence
Example 1: The book fair was planned to coincide with the summer holidays.
Example 2: The release of the new film will coincide with the long weekend.
Example 3: Our visit to Mysuru happened to coincide with the flower show.
Fun Fact
The word goes back to Latin words meaning to fall upon together, which is a neat picture of two events landing on the same moment.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c__ncide
a) o, y
b) a, i
c) u, i
d) o, i
Show answer
d) o, i. The first beat is co, as in co-pilot, and the next beat opens with an i.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
coincidde
a) d
b) o
c) c
d) i
Show answer
a) d. One d is enough before the closing e.
Mingle-Mangle
The jumbled letters in the sentence hide a word. Choose it.
My cousin's wedding will diicoecn with our school trip.
a) collide
b) confide
c) coincide
d) concede
Show answer
c) coincide. The jumble has two i's, and of the four words only coincide can use both.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the one that is misspelt.
1. coincede 2. hesitate 3. imitate 4. rearrange
a) to pause before doing something
b) to copy the way someone acts
c) to put things in a new order
d) to fall on the same date or moment
Show answer
d) to fall on the same date or moment. The vowel after the second c is an i, so coincede is the wrong one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Two friends' birthdays coincide. What must be true?
a) both were born in the same town
b) both enjoy the same games
c) both are exactly the same height
d) both fall on the same day of the year
Show answer
d) both fall on the same day of the year
2. Your music exam and your cousin's visit coincide. What problem might you have?
a) you will have too much free time
b) you have to travel twice as far
c) you must wait a year for them
d) you cannot easily attend both
Show answer
d) you cannot easily attend both
