What does loquacious mean?
Word: Loquacious
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Loquacious means talking a great deal; liking to talk.
Synonyms: talkative, chatty, garrulous, voluble
Antonyms: quiet, reticent, silent
Word origin: Comes from Latin loquax, loquac-, 'talkative', from loqui, 'to talk'.
How do you spell loquacious?
Syllables: lo - qua - cious
Tricky part: The ending is cious, as in delicious, not tious or shus.
Watch out for: loquatious, loquacius
Memory tip: Turn the ending into a little phrase: C-I-O-U-S, Chatty In Our Usual Style.
Loquacious in a sentence
Example 1: Our loquacious neighbour can turn a quick hello into an hour-long chat.
Example 2: The usually loquacious class went silent when the inspector walked in.
Example 3: A loquacious parrot in the pet shop greeted every customer by name.
Fun Fact
Ventriloquist comes from the same Latin loqui: word for word, it means someone who speaks from the belly.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
lo____acious
a) kw
b) ck
c) qu
d) cqu
Show answer
c) qu. The kw sound is spelt qu, as in quick.
Word Puzzle
Match the words with the correct options:
1. loquacious 2. meagre 3. humble a. taciturn b. arrogant c. abundant
a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
b) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
d) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
Show answer
d) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b. Loquacious and taciturn are opposites, as are meagre and abundant, and humble and arrogant.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Our ________ tour guide talked non-stop for the whole two-hour bus ride.
a) luminous
b) lustrous
c) ludicrous
d) loquacious
Show answer
d) loquacious. Luminous and lustrous describe light and shine, and ludicrous means silly; a guide who never stops talking is loquacious.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) loquacious
b) audacious
c) voracious
d) tennacious
Show answer
d) tennacious. Tenacious has a single n.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At a party, a loquacious guest would ____.
a) chat for hours
b) write short notes
c) leave early
d) sit in silence
Show answer
a) chat for hours
2. In which sentence is loquacious used correctly?
a) The loquacious boy hardly said a word all evening.
b) The loquacious boy was too shy to answer.
c) The loquacious boy kept his thoughts to himself.
d) The loquacious boy talked through the whole film.
Show answer
d) The loquacious boy talked through the whole film.
