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Spell Bee Word: constant


Basic Details

Word: Constant

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Staying the same and not changing, or going on all the time without stopping.

Synonyms: steady, continuous, unchanging

Antonyms: changing, variable

How to Spell Constant

Syllables: con - stant

Tricky part: It ends in ant, not ent; said quickly, the two endings sound the same. The first letter is c, not k.

Watch out for: constent, constunt, konstant

Memory tip: An ant is a constant worker that never stops, so constant ends in ant.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The constant noise of drilling kept us awake.

Example 2: A fan in our room gives a constant breeze.

Example 3: Keep the oven at a constant heat while the cake bakes.

Fun Fact

The speed of light in empty space is a constant: it is always about 300,000 kilometres every second.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

constant

a) steady
b) fixed
c) variable
d) continuous

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c) variable. Something variable keeps changing; the other three stay the same.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) importent
b) constant
c) relevent
d) instent

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b) constant. Instant, relevant and important all end in ant, and so does constant.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nastcont

a) constant
b) contents
c) consonant
d) contrast

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a) constant. Two n's and two t's with one a and no r: that is constant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Constant rain means rain that ____.

a) is very light
b) is warm
c) does not stop
d) falls once a year

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c) does not stop

2. Which of these is closest to constant?

a) short
b) rare
c) non-stop
d) sudden

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c) non-stop

Associated Words

diffidentincludecandidateprefixsparse
bookkeeperdestinationsignificancepaniceardrum

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