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Spell Bee Word: Instant


What does instant mean?

Word: Instant

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Instant means happening at once, with no waiting. As a noun, an instant is a very short moment.

Synonyms: quick, sudden

Antonyms: delayed, slow

How do you spell instant?

Syllables: in - stant

Tricky part: The ending is ant, not ent, even though the last part is said quickly and sounds like ent.

Watch out for: instent, instunt, instand

Memory tip: Instant ends the same way as distant and constant: three words where children want to write ent, but all take ant.

Instant in a sentence

Example 1: The medicine gave instant relief from the bee sting.

Example 2: Press the green button and the photo prints in an instant.

Example 3: Mum makes instant porridge on busy school mornings.

Fun Fact

Instant noodles were invented in Japan by Momofuku Ando, who sold his first packets in 1958.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) minute
b) momment
c) second
d) instant

Show answer

b) momment. Moment has a single m in the middle, just like comet.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

instant

a) careful
b) immediate
c) late
d) steady

Show answer

b) immediate. Something immediate happens straight away, just like something instant.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

innstant

a) n
b) s
c) a
d) t

Show answer

a) n. Instant begins with in, as inside does, so a second n has no job to do.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tsnatin

a) insist
b) instead
c) instant
d) install

Show answer

c) instant. Instead needs an e and a d, install needs two l's and insist has no a; instant uses every letter given.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gives an instant result?

a) growing a mango tree
b) switching on a light
c) learning to swim
d) saving money for a bicycle

Show answer

b) switching on a light

2. He paused for an instant before answering. How long did he pause?

a) about ten minutes
b) about a whole day
c) about a second
d) about an hour

Show answer

c) about a second

Associated Words

Words that end in -tant: contestant, assistant, accountant, important, reluctant, hesitant

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: quick

More words from this list

molecule, prompt, skateboarding, typical, alert, chasm, dinosaur, firewall

Next steps

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