What does consecutive mean?
Word: Consecutive
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Consecutive means following one after another with no break.
How do you spell consecutive?
Syllables: con - sec - u - tive
Tricky part: Pupils often write qu for the k sound (consequtive), when a plain c does the job.
Watch out for: consequtive, conseqtive
Memory tip: Days in a row have no cut between them, yet the word itself hides cut: that little word stops you writing qu.
Consecutive in a sentence
Example 1: Amit read for thirty consecutive minutes without looking up.
Example 2: Monday and Tuesday are consecutive days.
Example 3: The pages in the old register are not consecutive, so some must be missing.
Fun Fact
Multiply any three consecutive whole numbers and the answer can always be divided by 6: for example, 4 x 5 x 6 = 120.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
consecutiive
a) s
b) i
c) u
d) v
Show answer
b) i. The i appears just once in this word.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word consecutive as used in the sentence:
Rain fell for five consecutive days during our camp in the Lake District.
a) successive
b) scattered
c) occasional
d) separate
Show answer
a) successive. Successive days follow straight after each other; the other three all suggest gaps.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Our team has won three eteiocnvucs matches this season.
a) conservative
b) competitive
c) collective
d) consecutive
Show answer
d) consecutive. The u in the jumble points to consecutive, since none of the other three has one.
Word Makeup
One word here can add ly to make a real adverb. Find it.
ly
a) mirror
b) consecutive
c) envelope
d) triangle
Show answer
b) consecutive. Consecutive takes the suffix, as in 'open on three days consecutively'; the other three are nouns.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which list shows consecutive odd numbers?
a) 11, 15, 19, 23
b) 11, 12, 13, 14
c) 11, 22, 33, 44
d) 11, 13, 15, 17
Show answer
d) 11, 13, 15, 17
2. A school wins the quiz in two consecutive years. What must be true?
a) no other year came between the two wins
b) the quiz stopped soon afterwards
c) both wins came with the same team
d) both finals took place in the same hall
Show answer
a) no other year came between the two wins
