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Spell Bee Word: Distant


What does distant mean?

Word: Distant

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Distant means far away in space or time.

Synonyms: far, faraway, remote

Antonyms: close

How do you spell distant?

Syllables: dis - tant

Tricky part: Distant ends in -ant, not -ent. The two endings sound alike, so children often swap them.

Watch out for: distunt, distand, distent

Memory tip: A tiny ant walking to a far-off hill helps here: distant ends in ant.

Distant in a sentence

Example 1: We could hear the distant sound of a train at night.

Example 2: The distant mountains looked blue from our balcony.

Example 3: Dinosaurs lived in the distant past.

Fun Fact

Distant comes from the Latin word distare, to stand apart: dis means apart and stare means to stand.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

distant

a) hidden
b) lonely
c) near
d) faint

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c) near. A thing that is near is close by, so it cannot be distant.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

disstant

a) t
b) n
c) s
d) a

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c) s. Dis takes one s, and tant follows straight on.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

sintdat

a) dsitant
b) distant
c) dtisant
d) ditsant

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b) distant. Distant ends with ant, so put those three letters last.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) planet
b) destant
c) galaxy
d) horizon

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b) destant. Distant starts with dis, not des; galaxy, horizon and planet are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the most distant from you?

a) a passing aeroplane
b) the Sun
c) the Moon
d) the top of a mountain

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b) the Sun

2. "In the distant past" means ____.

a) a short while ago
b) in the far future
c) a very long time ago
d) a few years ago

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c) a very long time ago

Associated Words

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