What does cyclist mean?
Word: Cyclist
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Cyclist means a person who rides a bicycle, often for sport or to get to work.
How do you spell cyclist?
Syllables: cy - clist
Tricky part: The long i sound after the opening letter is written with a y, so pupils who spell by ear put an i there and write ciclist.
Watch out for: ciclist, cycalist
Memory tip: A letter y looks like a pair of handlebars on a stem, so picture it near the front of the word, steering the rider.
Cyclist in a sentence
Example 1: The cyclist rang her bell as she came up behind the school bus.
Example 2: Rohan gets up at five every morning because he wants to be a champion cyclist.
Example 3: A cyclist in a bright orange helmet led the race through the streets of Pune.
Fun Fact
The word goes back to a Greek word for a circle or wheel, so a cyclist is named after the two round things that keep the bike moving.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
_ycli_t
a) s, s
b) c, c
c) c, s
d) k, s
Show answer
c) c, s. The opening letter here is the same soft one that begins city and circle.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lyctsic
a) cycling
b) stylist
c) cyclist
d) typist
Show answer
c) cyclist. The letters hold no n, g or p, which leaves out cycling and typist, and only one t, which leaves out stylist.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
A lone cyclest rode past the paddy fields as the sun came up over the hills.
a) hills
b) paddy
c) fields
d) cyclest
Show answer
d) cyclest. Words for people who do something, such as artist and pianist, often end in ist, and this one does too.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) gymnast
b) cyclist
c) athelete
d) goalkeeper
Show answer
c) athelete. Athlete has only two beats when you say it, so no extra e sits after the h.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would a careful cyclist most likely check before setting off on a long ride?
a) the studs on a pair of boots
b) the brakes and the chain
c) the wheels of a skateboard
d) the strings of a racket
Show answer
b) the brakes and the chain
2. Going up a steep hill, a cyclist would most likely ____.
a) change to a lower gear
b) pull harder on the oars
c) hold the reins tighter
d) kick the ball further
Show answer
a) change to a lower gear
