What does periodical mean?
Word: Periodical
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Periodical means a magazine or similar publication that comes out at regular times, such as every week or every month.
Synonyms: magazine, publication
How do you spell periodical?
Syllables: pe - ri - od - i - cal
Tricky part: Students often write periodicle, but the last four letters are ical, as in magical.
Watch out for: periodicle, periodcal
Memory tip: Magical, musical and periodical all finish with the same four letters, i-c-a-l.
Periodical in a sentence
Example 1: The school library subscribes to three science periodicals.
Example 2: Our grandfather still reads a Hindi periodical every week.
Example 3: The article first appeared in a periodical for teachers.
Fun Fact
The Gentleman's Magazine, started in London in 1731, is often said to be the first periodical to call itself a magazine.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. subscripsion 2. advertisment 3. editoral 4. periodical
a) a magazine issued on a fixed schedule
b) money paid in advance to receive something regularly
c) a notice telling people about a product
d) a newspaper article giving the editor's opinion
Show answer
a) a magazine issued on a fixed schedule. Three of the four words have a missing or wrong letter; periodical is the one that is right.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
p_ri_dical
a) e, o
b) i, o
c) a, o
d) e, e
Show answer
a) e, o. It is period with ical added: an e after the p and an o after the i.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word periodical as used in the sentence:
Her poem was published in a monthly periodical for young writers.
a) poster
b) journal
c) diary
d) novel
Show answer
b) journal. A monthly publication of poems and articles is a journal.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Grandpa reads a apodlrciei about farming every month.
a) paperback
b) pamphlet
c) prospectus
d) periodical
Show answer
d) periodical. Find period in the jumble; the i, c, a and l left over complete periodical.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A periodical that comes out four times a year is called ____.
a) a monthly
b) an annual
c) a weekly
d) a quarterly
Show answer
d) a quarterly
2. Used as an adjective, periodical means ____.
a) happening only one time
b) happening without a stop
c) happening by pure chance
d) happening at regular times
Show answer
d) happening at regular times
