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Spell Bee Word: moment


Basic Details

Word: Moment

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A very short period of time, or a particular point in time when something happens.

Synonyms: instant, second, minute

Antonyms: eternity

How to Spell Moment

Syllables: mo - ment

Tricky part: There is one m in the middle, not two, and the ending is ment, not mant.

Watch out for: momment, momant, moement

Memory tip: Wait a mo is short for wait a moment. Write that quick mo, then the ending ment: mo + ment, with nothing doubled.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. in the heat of the moment: while angry or excited, without thinking carefully. Example: "In the heat of the moment, Arjun said things he later apologised for."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Hold the ladder for a moment while I fix the bulb.

Example 2: The best moment of the trip was seeing the sunrise over the hills.

Example 3: Grandpa still remembers the moment India won the 1983 World Cup.

Fun Fact

Moment comes from Latin momentum, movement or moving force. Physics borrowed momentum itself for the push a moving object carries.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

momment

a) o
b) m
c) n
d) t

Show answer

b) m. Moment has one m in the middle: mo-ment, so one of the middle m's must go.

Word Connection

Choose the word closest in meaning to moment as used in the sentence:

The goalkeeper hesitated for only a moment before diving to his left and saving the penalty.

a) season
b) decade
c) instant
d) eternity

Show answer

c) instant. A moment and an instant are both tiny spans of time; eternity means time without end.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

At that very mmnoet, every light in the street went out.

a) moment
b) movement
c) memento
d) monument

Show answer

a) moment. Six letters with two m's give moment; memento, movement and monument all need extra letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 'Just a moment, please' asks the listener to ____.

a) come back next year
b) leave at once
c) wait a short time
d) speak louder

Show answer

c) wait a short time

2. Which adjective comes from moment and means very important?

a) movable
b) momentary
c) monumental
d) momentous

Show answer

d) momentous

Associated Words

thussituationjustificationunfortunatelyaffirmative
identificationcriticconvictionscramblepresumption

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