What does milestone mean?
Word: Milestone
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Milestone means a big moment that marks how far someone has come, such as a baby's first word or a team's hundredth win. It is also a marker at the side of a road that shows the distance to a place.
How do you spell milestone?
Syllables: mile - stone
Tricky part: There is a silent e in the middle of the word, just before the s. Milstone, with that e missing, is the usual slip.
Watch out for: milstone, mylestone
Memory tip: Milestones bring smiles, and in both words a silent e comes just before the s.
Milestone in a sentence
Example 1: Saying her first full sentence was a milestone for my baby cousin.
Example 2: An old milestone by the highway still showed the distance to Nagpur.
Example 3: Reaching ten thousand books was a milestone for the town library.
Fun Fact
On old roads in many countries, stone milestones still show travellers how far it is to the next town.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
Scoring her first century was a big millestone for Julia, and her whole family came to the ground to cheer.
a) only millestone
b) millestone and cheer
c) ground and century
d) only family
Show answer
a) only millestone. Only one word is wrong: it needs a single l.
Word Champ
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
milest____
a) one
b) oen
c) oan
d) own
Show answer
a) one. The ending rhymes with bone and is spelt the same way.
Sound Check
In which word is 'st' pronounced differently?
a) haystack
b) castle
c) milestone
d) mustard
Show answer
b) castle. The t in castle is silent, but in the other three words both letters are heard.
Word Tally
You get 3 marks for each misspelt word you find in the list. How many marks do you get?
milestone, achievment, celebration, aniversary, landmark
a) 12
b) 3
c) 6
d) 9
Show answer
c) 6. Achievement and anniversary are misspelt; two wrong words at 3 marks each give 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Riya says, "Learning to swim was a real milestone for me." What does she mean?
a) it was something she did every day
b) it was an important step forward for her
c) it happened next to a busy road
d) it was a dull and tiring task
Show answer
b) it was an important step forward for her
2. Which event would a company celebrate as a milestone?
a) an ordinary Monday meeting
b) a new box of pens arriving
c) its fiftieth year in business
d) a delivery van being washed
Show answer
c) its fiftieth year in business
