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Spell Bee Word: crescent


Basic Details

Word: Crescent

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The curved shape of the moon when only a thin part of it can be seen; anything with that curved shape.

Synonyms: arc, half-moon, curve

How to Spell Crescent

Syllables: cres - cent

Tricky part: The c after s is silent, so many students write cresent. Both vowels are e.

Watch out for: cresent, cressent, crecent

Memory tip: Hide the word scent inside: cre + scent = crescent. The moon has a scent? Silly, but it keeps the sc together.

Usage Examples

Example 1: A thin silver crescent hung low in the evening sky.

Example 2: The bakery sells croissants shaped like a crescent.

Example 3: The houses on our lane are built in a crescent around the garden.

Fun Fact

Crescent comes from the Latin crescere, to grow; it first described the young moon as it grows larger night by night. Increase has the same root.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) descent
b) fluorescent
c) adolescent
d) cresent

Show answer

d) cresent. Crescent has a silent c after the s, the same sc you see in fluorescent.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tecsenrc

a) sentence
b) crescent
c) crescendo
d) recent

Show answer

b) crescent. With two c's, two e's, r, s, n and t, only crescent uses every letter.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

cr_sc_nt

a) i, e
b) e, a
c) a, e
d) e, e

Show answer

d) e, e. Both syllables, cres and cent, use the vowel e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A crescent moon looks like ____.

a) a star
b) a square
c) a full round plate
d) a thin curved slice

Show answer

d) a thin curved slice

2. Which of these is shaped like a crescent?

a) a brick
b) a ruler
c) a banana
d) a football

Show answer

c) a banana

Associated Words

administrationmarathonshelterextremitybrighten
strengthenroundaboutgratefulalcoholiccommercial

Next steps

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