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Spell Bee Word: Crucial


Basic Details

Word: Crucial

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Very important, because it decides how something will turn out.

Synonyms: vital, important, key, essential

Antonyms: minor, unimportant

How to Spell Crucial

Syllables: cru - cial

Tricky part: The ending sounds like shul but is written cial. Children often write crushal or crusial.

Watch out for: crusial, crushal, crucal

Memory tip: Crucial ends in cial, just like special and social. All three say shul and spell it c-i-a-l.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The last over was crucial, because we needed eight runs to win.

Example 2: Water is crucial for every living thing.

Example 3: Ma says a good breakfast is crucial on exam day.

Fun Fact

Crucial comes from the Latin word crux, meaning cross. The idea behind it is a signpost at a crossroads, the point where a traveller has to choose a way.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

crucial

a) vital
b) careless
c) cruel
d) minor

Show answer

a) vital. Something vital is so important that you cannot do without it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sosial
b) oficial
c) crucial
d) specail

Show answer

c) crucial. Crucial uses c-i-a-l for the shul sound at the end.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

cruceial

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

Show answer

a) e. No e is needed: cru, then cial.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sleep is ____ for a growing child.

a) cruel
b) curly
c) crunchy
d) crucial

Show answer

d) crucial

2. A crucial match is one that ____.

a) is played indoors
b) nobody watches
c) can decide who wins the cup
d) ends early

Show answer

c) can decide who wins the cup

Associated Words

junksmartcountrysidecalendarassist
competeambitioninterestbasicenormous

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