What does distance mean?
Word: Distance
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Distance means how far it is from one place or thing to another.
Synonyms: length, gap
How do you spell distance?
Syllables: dis - tance
Tricky part: The ending is ance, not ence or ense. Children often guess the wrong vowel because it is not stressed.
Watch out for: distence, distanse, distans
Memory tip: In a long-distance race, let the a of race remind you that distance ends in ance.
Idioms and Phrases
- keep your distance: To stay away from someone or something. Example: "Keep your distance from the bees' nest."
Distance in a sentence
Example 1: What is the distance from your home to school?
Example 2: We could see the hills in the distance.
Example 3: The race was a short distance, just once round the school field.
Fun Fact
The distance between the Earth and the Moon is about 3,84,000 kilometres.
Practise the CREST Way
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
tsaiendc 12345678
a) 74213685
b) 74213658
c) 47213685
d) 74123685
Show answer
a) 74213685. Read the letters in the order 7, 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 8, 5 and you get distance.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) distance, height, weight, length
b) distance, hieght, weight, lenght
c) distance, hight, waight, length
d) distance, height, wieght, lenth
Show answer
a) distance, height, weight, length. Height and weight both use ei, and length ends in gth: only this list has all three right.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) entrance
b) disstance
c) instance
d) balance
Show answer
b) disstance. Distance has only one s, so the second s must go.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
distance
a) cents
b) tides
c) stand
d) state
Show answer
d) state. State needs two t's, and distance has only one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which tool would you use to measure a short distance?
a) a spoon
b) a ruler
c) a clock
d) a thermometer
Show answer
b) a ruler
2. Which of these is the longest distance?
a) from Delhi to Chennai
b) from your bed to the door
c) across a classroom
d) round a cricket field
Show answer
a) from Delhi to Chennai
