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Spell Bee Word: Excitement


What does excitement mean?

Word: Excitement

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Excitement means a strong, happy and eager feeling, like the one you get before a birthday party or a holiday.

Synonyms: eagerness

How do you spell excitement?

Syllables: ex - cite - ment

Tricky part: When excite grows into a longer word, its final e stays. Children often drop it.

Watch out for: excitment, exsitment

Memory tip: Write excite first, whole, with its e at the end, and only then add the rest.

Excitement in a sentence

Example 1: There was great excitement when the circus came to town.

Example 2: In all the excitement, Anu forgot her water bottle.

Example 3: The puppy wagged its tail with excitement.

Fun Fact

When we feel excitement, the body releases a chemical called adrenaline, which makes the heart beat faster.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) movement
b) agreement
c) exitement
d) statement

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c) exitement. Excitement needs a c straight after the x.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

excitement

a) joy
b) delight
c) boredom
d) fun

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c) boredom. Delight, joy and fun are happy feelings, close to excitement.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tnmeecitxe

a) excietment
b) exictement
c) excitement
d) exctiement

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c) excitement. The word is built on excite, and the e of excite stays.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

There was a lot of excitemant when our school bus reached the zoo.

a) school
b) excitemant
c) reached
d) zoo

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b) excitemant. The ending is ment, as in moment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would you most likely feel excitement?

a) when you cannot find your pencil
b) the night before a trip to the zoo
c) while waiting for a slow bus in the rain
d) when you are fast asleep

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b) the night before a trip to the zoo

2. At the end of a close cricket match, the crowd jumps and cheers. How do the fans feel?

a) thrilled
b) sleepy
c) upset
d) bored

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a) thrilled

Associated Words

judoluxuryboredomgemfull
bouncebuyearthattractprimary

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