What does presidential mean?
Word: Presidential
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Presidential means connected with a president or with the job of a president.
How do you spell presidential?
Syllables: pres - i - den - tial
Tricky part: The end sounds like shal, but the t of president stays: the ending is tial.
Watch out for: presidencial, presidental, presidenshal
Memory tip: Confident gives confidential, and president gives presidential: in both, the t at the end of the base word stays.
Presidential in a sentence
Example 1: The American presidential election is held every four years.
Example 2: Reporters waited outside for the presidential speech.
Example 3: The presidential car had a small flag on its bonnet.
Fun Fact
In the USA, voters do not choose the president directly: they choose electors, who then cast the votes for president.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) speach
b) presidential
c) cerimony
d) ambasador
Show answer
b) presidential. Ambassador needs a double s, ceremony has an e after the c, and speech is spelt with ee.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
pr_s_dential
a) e, i
b) a, i
c) e, e
d) i, i
Show answer
a) e, i. Say pres-i-den-tial: an e in the first beat and an i in the second.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
rtpdineselai
a) residential
b) presentable
c) prudential
d) presidential
Show answer
d) presidential. Residential has no p, prudential needs a u and presentable a b; presidential uses all twelve letters.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
pressidential
a) i
b) d
c) s
d) e
Show answer
c) s. President has just one s, and so does presidential.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In France, a presidential election is normally held once in:
a) two years
b) ten years
c) five years
d) four years
Show answer
c) five years
2. Which building in Washington, D.C. is the presidential home?
a) the Capitol
b) the White House
c) the Washington Monument
d) the Lincoln Memorial
Show answer
b) the White House
