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Spell Bee Word: Optimistic


Basic Details

Word: Optimistic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Hopeful and expecting that good things will happen.

Synonyms: hopeful, positive, cheerful

Antonyms: pessimistic, hopeless

How to Spell Optimistic

Syllables: op - ti - mis - tic

Tricky part: There are three i's, one in each of the last three beats. The word ends in tic, not tik or tick.

Watch out for: optimestic, optamistic, optimistik

Memory tip: Find mist hiding inside: opti + mist + ic. Even on a misty morning an optimistic person expects sunshine.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our team lost twice, but the captain is still optimistic.

Example 2: Ma is optimistic that the rain will stop before the fair.

Example 3: Try to stay optimistic when a sum seems hard.

Fun Fact

A glass filled to the middle is a famous test: an optimistic person calls it half full, a pessimistic one half empty.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: optimistic

a) cheerful
b) pessimistic
c) positive
d) hopeful

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b) pessimistic. A pessimistic person expects the worst, unlike an optimistic one.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

optimist

a) ec
b) ik
c) ick
d) ic

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d) ic. Many describing words like this end in ic: artistic, realistic, optimistic.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

opptimistic

a) m
b) i
c) t
d) p

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d) p. Optimistic begins op with one p.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An optimistic student before an exam would think ____.

a) I will surely fail.
b) Exams are useless.
c) I will not even try.
d) I have practised, so I can do well.

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d) I have practised, so I can do well.

2. Which word means the same as optimistic?

a) lazy
b) angry
c) hopeful
d) gloomy

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c) hopeful

Associated Words

hopefulnessoppositecharityeducatecrucial
consistinsecteconomistmagnificentdistant

Next steps

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