What does passage mean?
Word: Passage
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Passage means a narrow way that leads from one place to another. It can also mean a short part of a book or speech.
How do you spell passage?
Syllables: pas - sage
Tricky part: Pupils often write only one s. There are two of them, side by side, after the first a.
Watch out for: pasage, paasage
Memory tip: Two children squeeze shoulder to shoulder down a narrow lane: they are the two s's in the middle of the word.
Passage in a sentence
Example 1: A narrow passage behind the kitchen leads to the garden.
Example 2: Read the passage on page 30 and answer the questions below it.
Example 3: Our teacher read out a funny passage from a Ruskin Bond story.
Fun Fact
The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the icy Arctic, north of Canada. Roald Amundsen's small ship was the first to sail all of it, between 1903 and 1906.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
pass____
a) ige
b) adge
c) age
d) ege
Show answer
c) age. This same ending finishes package and village.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
gasespa
a) package
b) passage
c) sausage
d) message
Show answer
b) passage. A p is in the jumble, and package, the only other word with a p, would also need a c and a k.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
passage
a) balcony
b) corridor
c) cellar
d) ceiling
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b) corridor. A corridor is a long narrow way that joins rooms in a building.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) cottage
b) courrage
c) passage
d) luggage
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b) courrage. Courage has one r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In a comprehension test, the passage is the part you ____.
a) sign at the very end
b) copy into your rough book
c) read before you answer
d) hand back to the teacher first
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c) read before you answer
2. Rohan squeezed down the passage behind the shops. What was it most like?
a) a thin lane between walls
b) a round village pond
c) a wide open field
d) a tall stone tower
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a) a thin lane between walls
