Basic Details
Word: Interrupted
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Stopped or broken off in the middle; the past tense of interrupt.
Synonyms: disturbed, halted, broke off
Antonyms: continued, resumed
How to Spell Interrupted
Syllables: in - ter - rupt - ed
Tricky part: The double r of interrupt stays. The ending sounds like tid but is spelt ted: the t of interrupt plus ed.
Watch out for: interupted, interrupped, interruptid
Memory tip: Interrupt already ends in two consonants, p and t, so ed simply joins on with no extra letter: interrupt + ed.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Our picnic was interrupted by a sudden shower.
Example 2: Grandma interrupted the story to ask who wanted tea.
Example 3: The internet connection was interrupted halfway through my online lesson.
Fun Fact
A UPS, the battery box that keeps a computer running for a few minutes during a power cut, stands for uninterruptible power supply.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The cricket commentator was interupted twice by loud cheers from the crowd when the young bowler from Kerala took two wickets in two balls.
a) wickets
b) interupted
c) commentator
d) bowler
Show answer
b) interupted. Where inter meets rupt there must be two r's.
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to interrupted as used in the sentence:
Work on the school stage was interrupted for a week while the carpenters waited for timber.
a) continued
b) paused
c) halted
d) stopped
Show answer
a) continued. Interrupted work stops for a while; work that went on without a break continued.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The school play was tdrteuprnie for ten minutes when the stage lights failed.
a) interpreted
b) interrupted
c) interested
d) introduced
Show answer
b) interrupted. The jumble has a u and two r's; interpreted has no u, and introduced and interested have only one r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The film was interrupted by an advertisement. What happened to the film?
a) It started again from the beginning
b) It became longer
c) It ended for good
d) It stopped for a short while
Show answer
d) It stopped for a short while
2. Uninterrupted sleep is sleep that is ____.
a) continuous
b) noisy
c) very short
d) broken
Show answer
a) continuous
