What does intermediate mean?
Word: Intermediate
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Intermediate means coming between two stages, levels or points, such as past the beginner stage but not yet advanced.
How do you spell intermediate?
Syllables: in - ter - me - di - ate
Tricky part: The stressed syllable sounds like mee, which tempts pupils into mi, mee or mea. A single e does the job.
Watch out for: intermidiate, intermeediate, intermeadiate
Memory tip: Put ME in the spotlight: the loudest part of the word needs nothing more than an m and an e.
Intermediate in a sentence
Example 1: This book suits intermediate learners of Hindi.
Example 2: Grey is an intermediate shade between black and white.
Example 3: The intermediate trek is longer than the beginners' walk but has no steep climbs.
Fun Fact
In Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the two college years after Class 10 are called Intermediate, and the exams at the end of them carry the same name.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Students who finish the intirmediate level of the French course at the cultural centre may join the advanced batch in January.
a) cultural
b) January
c) advanced
d) intirmediate
Show answer
d) intirmediate. The vowel before the first r should be an e, as in internet.
Mingle-Mangle
The jumbled letters in the sentence hide a word. Choose it.
Riya has moved up from the beginners' group to the tanedrtmieie swimming batch.
a) interactive
b) intermittent
c) immediate
d) intermediate
Show answer
d) intermediate. Immediate is too short, and interactive and intermittent have no d.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word intermediate as used in the sentence:
The pupa is an intermediate stage in the life of a butterfly.
a) earliest
b) opening
c) middle
d) final
Show answer
c) middle. The pupa comes after the caterpillar and before the butterfly.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly. Choose what the misspelt word means.
1. conclusive 2. proficient 3. elementery 4. intermediate
a) proving something so that no doubt remains
b) to do with the simplest early stages of a subject
c) able to do something well
d) placed after the basics but before the hardest work
Show answer
b) to do with the simplest early stages of a subject. Elementary should end in ary.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which chess player belongs in an intermediate group?
a) one who holds a grandmaster title
b) one who knows the rules and wins some games
c) one who has just learnt how the pieces move
d) one who has never seen a chessboard
Show answer
b) one who knows the rules and wins some games
2. On a train from Delhi to Chennai, which is an intermediate station?
a) Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Nagpur
d) Amritsar
Show answer
c) Nagpur
