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Spell Bee Word: progress


Basic Details

Word: Progress

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Forward movement or improvement towards a goal. It is also a verb, meaning to move forward or develop.

Synonyms: advance, improvement, growth, development

Antonyms: decline, regress

How to Spell Progress

Syllables: pro - gress

Tricky part: The word ends in a double s. The first vowel is o: pro, not pre.

Watch out for: progres, pregress, progrese

Memory tip: Pro means forward. Write pro, then gress with its double s, the same ending as in congress.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. work in progress: something that is still being worked on and is not finished Example: "Our class mural is still a work in progress."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Meera has made great progress in her maths this term.

Example 2: Work on the new bridge is in progress, and it should open next year.

Example 3: Rain slowed the progress of the trekking group.

Fun Fact

In British speech the stress moves with the job of the word: PRO-gress for the noun, pro-GRESS for the verb.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: progress

a) advance
b) growth
c) decline
d) improvement

Show answer

c) decline. When things decline they get worse, the reverse of moving forward.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) expres
b) succes
c) progress
d) adres

Show answer

c) progress. Success, express and address all end in a double s, and address also needs a double d.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

pr_gr_ss

a) o, e
b) o, a
c) e, e
d) a, e

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a) o, e. Pro is followed by gress.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A progress report from school shows ____.

a) the bus timetable
b) the lunch menu
c) how well a student is improving
d) the price of uniforms

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c) how well a student is improving

2. 'The work is in progress.' This means the work is ____.

a) lost
b) finished
c) cancelled
d) going on

Show answer

d) going on

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