What does commuter mean?
Word: Commuter
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Commuter means someone who travels a fair distance between home and work or school every day.
How do you spell commuter?
Syllables: com - mu - ter
Tricky part: The start has a double m. You hear only one, so comuter is the usual slip.
Watch out for: comuter, commooter
Memory tip: Commuter starts just like common and comma, with a double m.
Commuter in a sentence
Example 1: Every commuter on the platform looked up when the train was announced.
Example 2: Mrs Rao is a commuter who travels from Thane to her office each day.
Example 3: Many commuters read or listen to music on the long ride home.
Fun Fact
Mumbai's suburban trains carry millions of commuters on a single working day.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
The commutter on the early train gave his seat to an old lady.
a) only commutter
b) commutter and early
c) only lady
d) seat and lady
Show answer
a) only commutter. Commuter keeps the single t of commute.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
commut__
a) er
b) or
c) ar
d) re
Show answer
a) er. It ends like many words for people, with -er.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with the given word?
commuter
a) scooter
b) tutor
c) butter
d) computer
Show answer
c) butter. Butter has the short u of cup; the others share the long oo sound.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
tormucem
a) a person who repairs railway tracks
b) a person who catches the same train to the office
c) a person who drives a taxi only at night
d) a person who sells tickets at a cinema
Show answer
b) a person who catches the same train to the office. Sorted, tormucem is commuter, someone who makes the same trip daily.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When are city trains usually most crowded with commuters?
a) early on weekday mornings
b) late on Sunday nights
c) on public holidays
d) in the middle of the night
Show answer
a) early on weekday mornings
2. Which of these does a commuter most often need?
a) a passport and visa
b) a monthly train or bus pass
c) a tent and sleeping bag
d) a fishing rod and net
Show answer
b) a monthly train or bus pass
