What does match mean?
Word: Match
Part of Speech: Noun, verb
Meaning: Match means a contest in which two players or teams play against each other, such as a cricket match. To match also means to go well with something, and a match is a small stick that makes a flame when rubbed on its box.
Synonyms: contest
How do you spell match?
Syllables: match
Tricky part: A silent t hides before the ch at the end. Children hear only the ch sound and forget to write the t.
Watch out for: matsh, macch
Memory tip: Think of the t as a matchstick standing up just before the ch.
Idioms and Phrases
- meet your match: to play against someone who is as good as you, or better. Example: "Riya had never lost at chess until she met her match in her cousin."
Match in a sentence
Example 1: We watched the hockey match on TV.
Example 2: Your green bag matches your shoes.
Example 3: Dadi lit the diya with a match.
Fun Fact
The match you play and the match you strike are two different old words that ended up spelt the same. The playing one goes back to an Old English word for a partner or mate.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
cmhta
a) match
b) tcham
c) mtcha
d) amtch
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a) match. Put m at the front; the tch group stays together at the end.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letter to form a word:
m_tch
a) a
b) e
c) o
d) u
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a) a. Say it slowly: the middle sound is the a of apple.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
match
a) goal
b) ground
c) prize
d) game
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d) game. A match is played between two sides, and so is a game.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our team won two matchs this week.
a) team
b) matchs
c) won
d) week
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b) matchs. A word that ends in ch adds es when there is more than one: one match, two matches.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a match?
a) a boy reading a book on a bench
b) a dog sleeping in the sun
c) India playing Australia at cricket
d) a girl painting a kite at home
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c) India playing Australia at cricket
2. Riya's two socks match. What can you say about them?
a) They look the same.
b) They are still wet.
c) They are too big for her.
d) They have holes in them.
Show answer
a) They look the same.
