Basic Details
Word: Objective
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Based on facts and not on personal feelings; fair. As a noun, an objective is an aim you are trying to reach.
Synonyms: fair, unbiased, impartial, neutral
Antonyms: subjective, biased, prejudiced
How to Spell Objective
Syllables: ob - jec - tive
Tricky part: The ending is ive with an e at the end, and the c must stay before the t.
Watch out for: objectiv, objektive, obejctive
Memory tip: Spell object first, then add ive. Nothing in object changes.
Usage Examples
Example 1: A judge must stay objective and listen to both sides.
Example 2: Our main objective this term is to finish the science project.
Example 3: The newspaper gave an objective account of the election.
Fun Fact
In a microscope, the lens nearest to the thing you are looking at is called the objective lens.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word objective as it is used in the sentence:
A good referee stays objective even when his home team is losing.
a) neutral
b) impartial
c) biased
d) fair
Show answer
c) biased. A biased referee takes sides; the other three mean the same as objective.
Word Makeup
Only one of these words takes the suffix ive to make a real word. Choose it:
ive
a) remember
b) object
c) comfort
d) harbour
Show answer
b) object. Only object can grow into a longer word with ive, as in an objective report.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our science teacher told us that a report must be objectiv, listing only what we measured during the experiment and not what we hoped to see.
a) measured
b) science
c) objectiv
d) experiment
Show answer
c) objectiv. English words ending in the iv sound add an e: objective, like active and positive.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The objective of the campaign was to plant ten thousand trees. The word objective here means ____.
a) budget
b) aim
c) slogan
d) location
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b) aim
2. Which statement is objective?
a) Mumbai's weather is unbearable.
b) Mumbai is the most exciting city on earth.
c) Mumbai has the tastiest street food.
d) Mumbai is on the west coast of India.
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d) Mumbai is on the west coast of India.
