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Spell Bee Word: component


Basic Details

Word: Component

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: One of the parts that together make up a machine or system.

Synonyms: part, element, piece

Antonyms: whole

How to Spell Component

Syllables: com - po - nent

Tricky part: The ending is ent, not ant, and the middle is po. Componant is the most common slip.

Watch out for: componant, compenent, compoment

Memory tip: Say it in three beats, com-po-nent, and you hear every letter; there is no a anywhere after the p.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The battery is the most expensive component of an electric scooter.

Example 2: We checked every component of the science kit before the fair.

Example 3: Trust is an important component of friendship.

Fun Fact

Component comes from the Latin componere, to put together, the same root as compose and composite.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: component

a) machine
b) whole
c) part
d) total

Show answer

c) part. A part is one piece of something bigger.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

comp_n_nt

a) o, e
b) a, e
c) o, a
d) e, e

Show answer

a) o, e. Say com-po-nent: o first, then e.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) component
b) mechanisim
c) ellectronic
d) circiut

Show answer

a) component. Electronic has one l, circuit has ui, and mechanism has no i before m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A wheel is a component of ____.

a) a bicycle
b) a song
c) a thought
d) a smell

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a) a bicycle

2. Which of these is NOT a component of a computer?

a) a keyboard
b) a cloud in the sky
c) a screen
d) a hard disk

Show answer

b) a cloud in the sky

Associated Words

navigatemonotonespiritualcounterpartbackground
embarrasseddigitalridiculouscriterionfaulty

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