What does mundane mean?
Word: Mundane
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Mundane means ordinary and dull, with nothing exciting or special about it. It often describes everyday jobs and routines.
Synonyms: ordinary, dull, everyday, routine
Antonyms: exciting, unusual
How do you spell mundane?
Syllables: mun - dane
Tricky part: The ending sounds like dain, but it is spelt -dane. Students write mundain because rain, train and explain use ai.
Watch out for: mundain, mundaine
Memory tip: Walking down the same lane every day can feel mundane. Let lane remind you of the -ane at the end.
Mundane in a sentence
Example 1: Folding clothes and sorting socks felt like the most mundane chore of the summer holidays.
Example 2: The film turned a mundane bus ride to school into a big adventure.
Example 3: Grandma says even mundane tasks go quickly when you sing while you work.
Fun Fact
Mundane comes from the Latin mundus, meaning world. It first meant belonging to this world rather than to heaven, and only later came to mean ordinary or dull.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with mundane?
a) humane
b) campaign
c) terrain
d) bargain
Show answer
d) bargain. Bargain is spelt with ai but ends in a weak gin sound, while the others end in the ain of rain.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) mondane : dull
b) humble : modest
c) rapid : fast
d) tidy : neat
Show answer
a) mondane : dull. The first syllable is mun, with the u of sun; every word in the other pairs is spelt correctly.
Word Puzzle
Match each word with its opposite:
1. mundane 2. ancient 3. reluctant a. eager b. extraordinary c. modern
a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
b) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
c) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
d) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
Show answer
b) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a. Extraordinary days are anything but dull, ancient ruins are far from modern, and an eager pupil is the reverse of a reluctant one.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in the given sentence?
Sweeping the veranda every morning is a mundane job, but it stops the dust from blowing indors.
a) 0
b) 2
c) 1
d) 3
Show answer
c) 1. Mundane is right; only indors is wrong, because indoors has two o's together.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For most people, ___ is a mundane task.
a) winning a gold medal
b) washing the dishes
c) climbing Mount Everest
d) meeting the Prime Minister
Show answer
b) washing the dishes
2. Riya found the lecture mundane. How did she feel?
a) bored
b) angry
c) frightened
d) thrilled
Show answer
a) bored
