What does landing mean?
Word: Landing
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Landing means the moment when an aircraft comes down and touches the ground. It is also the flat space at the top of a set of stairs.
Synonyms: touchdown
How do you spell landing?
Syllables: land - ing
Tricky part: The d in the middle is easy to drop when the word is said quickly, which gives lanning or laning.
Watch out for: laning, lanning
Memory tip: Say the d out loud, as you do in candle and handle, so that it does not slip away.
Landing in a sentence
Example 1: Everyone clapped when the plane made a smooth landing in Goa.
Example 2: Rohan left his school bag on the landing outside the flat.
Example 3: The landing at the top of the stairs has a big window.
Fun Fact
In 1969 people all over the world watched the first Moon landing on television.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:
land____
a) eing
b) ign
c) in
d) ing
Show answer
d) ing. Land takes the usual -ing ending, just as jump becomes jumping.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) captain
b) lannding
c) suitcase
d) runway
Show answer
b) lannding. Landing has just one n before the d.
Jumble Tumble
Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form a word for how a flight ends?
a) nabgiln
b) nadgilm
c) madgiln
d) nadgiln
Show answer
d) nadgiln. Nadgiln turns into landing; the others hide a b or an m.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) landing : landings
b) staircase : staircases
c) window : windows
d) ceiling : cielings
Show answer
d) ceiling : cielings. Ceiling has e before i, because the letters follow a c.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In a house, which two things does a landing usually join?
a) the roof and the water tank
b) the garage and the road
c) the kitchen and the garden
d) the staircase and the upstairs rooms
Show answer
d) the staircase and the upstairs rooms
2. What does a pilot need most for a smooth landing?
a) very thick fog
b) a busy runway full of planes
c) a short, bumpy field
d) a long, clear runway
Show answer
d) a long, clear runway
