What does event mean?
Word: Event
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Event means something that happens, especially something important or planned, like a show, a race or a match.
Synonyms: happening, function
How do you spell event?
Syllables: e - vent
Tricky part: The first letter is e, even though some people say it like i. Both vowels in event are e.
Watch out for: evant, ivent, eavent
Memory tip: Every event begins with e: say 'every event' and let both words open with the same letter.
Idioms and Phrases
- in any event: whatever happens Example: "It may rain, but in any event we will meet at the park."
Event in a sentence
Example 1: The school play is the biggest event in our school calendar.
Example 2: Our town holds a cycling event every Sunday morning.
Example 3: Felix won a medal in the long jump event.
Fun Fact
Recent Summer Olympic Games have had more than 300 medal events across all their sports.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with event?
a) spent
b) prevent
c) cement
d) parent
Show answer
d) parent. In parent the beat falls on the start, PAR-ent; prevent, spent and cement end with a strong -ent, like e-VENT.
Word Champ
In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. event 2. even 3. evening
a) 123
b) 213
c) 231
d) 321
Show answer
c) 231. Even comes first because the other two begin with it; between evening and event, i comes before t.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) event, pikcnic, concert, paraid
b) event, picnic, concert, parade
c) event, picnik, consert, parade
d) event, picnic, konsert, parrade
Show answer
b) event, picnic, concert, parade. Picnic, concert and parade are spelt correctly only in this list.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
nevte 12345
a) 32514
b) 23514
c) 23145
d) 25314
Show answer
b) 23514. Start with e (letter 2), then v (3), the other e (5), n (1) and t (4).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Name the event in this list.
a) a pair of shoes
b) a mango tree
c) a pencil box
d) a school sports day
Show answer
d) a school sports day
2. Which word means almost the same as event?
a) lesson
b) occasion
c) reason
d) season
Show answer
b) occasion
