Basic Details
Word: Evident
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Easy to see or understand; clear to everyone.
Synonyms: obvious, clear, plain, apparent
Antonyms: hidden, unclear, doubtful
How to Spell Evident
Syllables: ev - i - dent
Tricky part: The middle vowel is i and the ending is ent, not ant. Students write evadent or evidant because both vowels are said weakly.
Watch out for: evidant, evadent, evedent
Memory tip: Evident is the adjective of evidence, and both contain vid, the Latin root for see that you also find in video and vision. If you can see it, it is evident.
Usage Examples
Example 1: From his muddy shoes it was evident that Arjun had played in the rain.
Example 2: Her love for maths is evident in the neat way she sets out her sums.
Example 3: After the first over it became evident that the pitch was very slow.
Fun Fact
Courts use the word evidence for anything that makes a fact evident, such as fingerprints, video recordings and statements from witnesses.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word evident as used in the sentence:
The damage caused by the storm was evident from the fallen trees along the highway.
a) obvious
b) clear
c) plain
d) hidden
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d) hidden. Hidden means kept out of sight, the opposite of plain for all to see.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. relevent 2. excellant 3. independant 4. evident
a) clear and easy to see
b) connected with what is being discussed
c) free from the control of others
d) extremely good
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a) clear and easy to see. Evident is right as written; relevant takes ant, while independent and excellent both take ent.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
From the long queue outside the cinema, it was tneived that the new film was a hit.
a) violent
b) evident
c) decent
d) diligent
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b) evident. Look for the v: of the four words, only evident and violent have one, and violent also needs an o and an l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A self-evident fact is one that ____.
a) is kept secret
b) needs no proof
c) changes daily
d) is false
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b) needs no proof
2. The sentence "It is evident that the bus is late" means ____.
a) nobody knows if the bus is late
b) it is clear that the bus is late
c) it is unlikely that the bus is late
d) it is false that the bus is late
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b) it is clear that the bus is late
