What does particular mean?
Word: Particular
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Particular means relating to one person or thing and not others. It can also mean fussy and hard to please.
Synonyms: specific, certain, fussy, choosy
Antonyms: easy-going
How do you spell particular?
Syllables: par - tic - u - lar
Tricky part: The ending is lar, not ler: particuler is the slip most students make.
Watch out for: particuler, perticular
Memory tip: A particular shirt has its own collar, and both words end in lar.
Particular in a sentence
Example 1: Is there a particular book you want for your birthday?
Example 2: My grandmother is very particular about how the table is laid.
Example 3: On that particular day, the school bus broke down twice.
Fun Fact
Parcel comes from the same Latin word as particular, one that meant a small part, so a parcel was once just a small piece of something.
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Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
particular
a) special
b) exact
c) precise
d) general
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d) general. Exact, precise and special all point to one thing; general covers many.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ariarclptu
a) partition
b) peculiar
c) particle
d) particular
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d) particular. Ten letters with two a's and two r's are more than particle or peculiar can use, and partition needs an n and an o.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The tailor said this particlar shade of blue would suit my aunt Lata on her birthday.
a) tailor
b) birthday
c) particlar
d) shade
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c) particlar. Particlar has lost a beat: the full word, par-tic-u-lar, has four, and the third is a u.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) sincerly
b) acheive
c) particular
d) suprise
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c) particular. Achieve has ie after the h, sincerely keeps the e of sincere, and surprise has an r after the u.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Someone who is particular about food might ____.
a) eat whatever is put on the plate
b) send back a pancake that is slightly burnt
c) never eat a meal at home at all
d) always cook for everyone else
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b) send back a pancake that is slightly burnt
2. In 'I like all fruit, mangoes in particular', in particular means ____.
a) especially
b) generally
c) rarely
d) loudly
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a) especially
