What does exciting mean?
Word: Exciting
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Exciting means making you feel thrilled and eager, often because it is full of action or surprises.
Synonyms: thrilling, amazing
Antonyms: dull
How do you spell exciting?
Syllables: ex - cit - ing
Tricky part: The e of excite is dropped before ing, so it is not exciteing. The c after the x is still needed: without it you get exiting, which means going out.
Watch out for: exciteing, exsiting, exiciting
Memory tip: Drop the e, add ing: excite becomes exciting, in the same way that smile becomes smiling.
Exciting in a sentence
Example 1: The last over of the match was very exciting.
Example 2: Our safari in Jim Corbett National Park was exciting from start to end.
Example 3: Grandpa tells exciting stories about his travels across India.
Fun Fact
Doctors once used exciting in a different way: the exciting cause of an illness was the thing that set it off.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
exciting
a) gripping
b) wonderful
c) dramatic
d) boring
Show answer
d) boring. Boring things make you yawn; exciting things keep you on the edge of your seat.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
excitting
a) c
b) t
c) g
d) x
Show answer
b) t. Exciting has a single t, because the i before it is a long sound.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) suprising
b) thriling
c) intresting
d) exciting
Show answer
d) exciting. Thrilling has two l's, surprising has an r after su, and interesting keeps its e; exciting is the one spelt right.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
gintcixe
a) exciting
b) exctiing
c) excitign
d) excitnig
Show answer
a) exciting. Start with ex and the quiet c, then finish with ing.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Most children would call one of these exciting. Which one?
a) a pile of clothes to fold
b) a wait at the bus stop
c) an hour of quiet rest
d) a ride on a giant wheel
Show answer
d) a ride on a giant wheel
2. Rani said the cricket match was exciting. How did it most likely end?
a) with both teams batting slowly
b) with a six off the very last ball
c) with one team winning very easily
d) with rain stopping play early
Show answer
b) with a six off the very last ball
