What does highlight mean?
Word: Highlight
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Highlight means the most exciting or memorable moment of something. As a verb, it means to mark words with a bright pen so they stand out.
Synonyms: high point
How do you spell highlight?
Syllables: high - light
Tricky part: Both halves contain igh with a silent gh, so the word looks much longer than it sounds.
Watch out for: hilite, higlite
Memory tip: Shine a torch up at the night sky to remember the pattern: both halves of this word hide the same silent gh after an i, just like night.
Highlight in a sentence
Example 1: The highlight of our trip was a boat ride on Dal Lake.
Example 2: Highlight the new words in your book with a yellow pen.
Example 3: Seeing a tiger was the highlight of the safari.
Fun Fact
After a cricket match, TV channels show the highlights, the best shots and wickets packed into a few minutes.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
highlight
a) last part
b) best part
c) worst part
d) first part
Show answer
b) best part. The highlight of a day is its best part, the moment you remember most.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) highlight
b) specail
c) excitment
d) memmory
Show answer
a) highlight. Memory has a single m, unlike memmory; excitment and specail are spelt wrongly too.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
highllight
a) h
b) g
c) t
d) l
Show answer
d) l. Light starts with one l, and that does not change when high joins on.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The highlight of our trip was a boat ride on the lake at sunsett.
a) trip
b) boat
c) highlight
d) sunsett
Show answer
d) sunsett. Sunset is sun + set, with one t; highlight is spelt right here.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What could be the highlight of a school trip?
a) queuing for the toilets
b) waiting for the bus to leave
c) seeing a baby elephant up close
d) filling in the attendance sheet
Show answer
c) seeing a baby elephant up close
2. Which of these do you use to highlight words in a book?
a) a bright marker pen
b) a ruler
c) a pencil sharpener
d) a rubber
Show answer
a) a bright marker pen
