What does omit mean?
Word: Omit
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Omit means to leave something out, either on purpose or by accident.
Synonyms: leave out, skip
Word origin: From Latin omittere.
How do you spell omit?
Syllables: o - mit
Tricky part: The single m is the trap. Students think of comma and summit and add a second one.
Watch out for: ommit, ommitt
Memory tip: Omit means leave out, so leave out the second m.
Omit in a sentence
Example 1: Do not omit the units when you write your answer in physics.
Example 2: The editor chose to omit the last paragraph to save space.
Example 3: Please omit the nuts from my sister's ice cream.
Fun Fact
Omit shares its Latin root with mission and transmit, words that are about sending something on its way.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Twins
Read the two sentences and choose the correct option:
1. Glow-worms omit a soft green light after dark. 2. Do not omit the date at the top of your letter.
a) neither
b) only 2
c) only 1
d) both
Show answer
b) only 2. Glow-worms give out light, which calls for emit; leaving out a date does need this word.
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:
o, i
a) h_b_t
b) m_r_t
c) _m_t
d) r_b_t
Show answer
c) _m_t. Habit, merit and robot need other vowels, so only the four-letter verb takes these two.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) admit : admitted
b) permit : permitted
c) commit : committed
d) omit : omited
Show answer
d) omit : omited. With the stress on the last part of these verbs, the t doubles before ed.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with omit?
a) termite
b) commit
c) submit
d) admit
Show answer
a) termite. Termite ends with the sound of kite; the others end with the sound of sit.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A recipe says you may omit the chilli. What does that mean for the cook?
a) the dish still works without it
b) the dish must have extra of it
c) the chilli should be chopped
d) the chilli goes in at the end
Show answer
a) the dish still works without it
2. An answer lost marks because the student chose to omit a step. What did the examiner notice?
a) a stage of the working was repeated
b) a stage of the working was copied
c) a stage of the working was absent
d) a stage of the working was crossed out
Show answer
c) a stage of the working was absent
