What does conquest mean?
Word: Conquest
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Conquest means the act of winning control of something, or of overcoming something very difficult.
Synonyms: triumph, victory
Word origin: From Old French, from Latin conquirere.
How do you spell conquest?
Syllables: con - quest
Tricky part: Students rush past the u and write conqest, leaving the q on its own.
Watch out for: conqest, konquest, conquist
Memory tip: In this word q never travels without its friend u: they march in together.
Conquest in a sentence
Example 1: The conquest of the South Pole by Roald Amundsen's team in 1911 took years of planning.
Example 2: Early aviators spoke of the conquest of the skies, one short flight at a time.
Example 3: Meena called learning to swim at forty her proudest conquest.
Fun Fact
News of the conquest of Everest reached London on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in June 1953.
Practise the CREST Way
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
uoqetsnc 12345678
a) 72351648
b) 73641285
c) 67124385
d) 82731465
Show answer
d) 82731465. Follow those numbers and the letters spell conquest; the other orders make no word.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) conquer : conquest
b) persuade : persuation
c) inspire : inspiration
d) succeed : success
Show answer
b) persuade : persuation. The noun of persuade ends in sion, so this pair holds the error.
Sound Check
In which word is 'qu' pronounced differently?
a) request
b) unique
c) frequent
d) conquest
Show answer
b) unique. Unique has only a k sound here; the others have a kw sound.
Spellacadabra
Choose the misspelt word:
a) banquet
b) mosquito
c) conquesst
d) turquoise
Show answer
c) conquesst. A doubled letter has crept in near the end of this word.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Climbers speak of the conquest of a peak. What must they have done?
a) measured its height
b) named its ridges
c) reached its summit
d) mapped its base
Show answer
c) reached its summit
2. A writer calls the first flight across the Atlantic a conquest of the ocean. What does the writer mean?
a) the ocean now belonged to one country
b) the ocean had become calmer than before
c) ships were no longer allowed to sail it
d) people had at last managed to cross it
Show answer
d) people had at last managed to cross it
