Basic Details
Word: Forgot
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: The past tense of forget: did not remember something, or failed to do it.
Synonyms: overlooked, neglected
Antonyms: remembered, recalled
How to Spell Forgot
Syllables: for - got
Tricky part: Forgot ends in a single t, but forgotten doubles it. The first part is for, never four.
Watch out for: forgott, fourgot, foregot
Memory tip: I forgot to pack something FOR the trip: for + got.
Usage Examples
Example 1: I forgot my water bottle on the school bus again.
Example 2: Dhanya never forgot the kindness of her first teacher.
Example 3: Mumma forgot her glasses at the bank and had to go back for them.
Fun Fact
In Old English, the get of forget meant to grasp, so to forget was really to lose your hold on something in your mind.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Arjun fourgot to switch off the geyser before leaving for the airport, so the bathroom was full of steam when the family returned a week later.
a) fourgot
b) geyser
c) bathroom
d) airport
Show answer
a) fourgot. The number four has no place here; forgot starts with for.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of 'forgot' as it is used in the sentence:
Grandpa never forgot the name of a single student he taught in forty years.
a) overlooked
b) repeated
c) neglected
d) remembered
Show answer
d) remembered. If Grandpa never forgot a name, he always remembered it, so remembered is the opposite.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word:
1. wierd 2. forgot 3. exagerate 4. acquaintence
a) very strange or odd
b) to make something seem bigger than it is
c) a person you know only slightly
d) did not remember
Show answer
d) did not remember. Exaggerate doubles the g, acquaintance ends in -ance, and weird is one of the words that put e before i.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which is the past participle of forget?
a) forgetted
b) forgotten
c) forgoted
d) forgetten
Show answer
b) forgotten
2. 'I forgot my umbrella' means I ____.
a) did not bring it because I did not remember
b) bought a new one on the way to school
c) left it at home on purpose to keep it dry
d) lent it to a friend who needed it more
Show answer
a) did not bring it because I did not remember
