What does novelist mean?
Word: Novelist
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Novelist means a person who writes novels, which are long stories in book form.
Synonyms: writer
How do you spell novelist?
Syllables: nov - el - ist
Tricky part: The middle is el, as in novel. Children write novalist or add a second l (novellist).
Watch out for: novalist, novellist, novlist
Memory tip: Novelist keeps novel's single l. Unlike traveller, nothing doubles when the ending goes on.
Novelist in a sentence
Example 1: Charles Dickens was a novelist who set many of his stories in the busy streets of London.
Example 2: My aunt wants to become a novelist one day.
Example 3: The novelist signed copies of her new book at the fair.
Fun Fact
The Indian novelist R. K. Narayan made up a small town called Malgudi and set many of his stories there, including Swami and Friends.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
novel
a) est
b) ust
c) ast
d) ist
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d) ist. The ending ist names a person, as in artist and scientist.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) jurnalist
b) librarien
c) novelist
d) teecher
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c) novelist. Novelist keeps novel whole; the others should read journalist, teacher and librarian.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
vesilton
a) violinist
b) novelty
c) novelist
d) soloist
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c) novelist. Novelty needs a y, violinist three i's and soloist two o's; the eight letters fit only novelist.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: novelist
a) author
b) publisher
c) critic
d) reader
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a) author. A novelist is an author whose books are novels.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A novelist would most likely write ____.
a) a short poem about the rain
b) a long story set in a small town
c) a recipe for mango pickle
d) a news report on a match
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b) a long story set in a small town
2. A novelist's most useful tool is ____.
a) a whistle and a stopwatch
b) a notebook full of ideas
c) a ladder and a paint roller
d) a stethoscope and gloves
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b) a notebook full of ideas
