What does promenade mean?
Word: Promenade
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Promenade means a wide public path for walking, usually beside the sea.
How do you spell promenade?
Syllables: prom - e - nade
Tricky part: The weak vowel in the middle can sound like an a or an o, so pupils guess wrongly. It is an e.
Watch out for: promanade, promonade, promunade
Memory tip: Imagine one egg left in the middle of the sea path: that e is the vowel you need.
Promenade in a sentence
Example 1: Marine Drive in Mumbai is known for its long seaside promenade.
Example 2: The children raced their scooters down the empty promenade at sunrise.
Example 3: A cool breeze blew across the promenade as the sun went down.
Fun Fact
London's famous summer concerts are called the Proms, short for promenade concerts, because part of the audience stands and could once stroll about during the music.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Every evening during the monsoon break, my grandparents walk the whole length of the promenad and stop for hot roasted corn.
a) roasted
b) grandparents
c) promenad
d) monsoon
Show answer
c) promenad. A silent e closes this word, as it does in parade.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
After dinner we strolled along the oneepmdra and watched the fishing boats come in.
a) promenade
b) permanent
c) pomegranate
d) prominence
Show answer
a) promenade. A d sits in the jumble, and just one option has it.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word promenade as used in the sentence:
The new promenade in our coastal town is lined with benches and lamps.
a) shipyard
b) esplanade
c) harbour
d) lighthouse
Show answer
b) esplanade. An esplanade is also a level place by the sea where people walk.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the one that is misspelt.
1. promennade 2. arcade 3. corridor 4. boulevard
a) a wide city road, often with trees on each side
b) a long passage inside a building
c) a place where people stroll and take in a coastal view
d) a covered passage with shops along it
Show answer
c) a place where people stroll and take in a coastal view. There is one n too many in the misspelt word; boulevard, arcade and corridor are printed correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is a promenade most likely to be built?
a) under a busy railway station
b) deep inside a dense forest
c) along the edge of a beach town
d) at the top of a snowy mountain
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c) along the edge of a beach town
2. Which notice would you expect to see on a promenade?
a) Please return all books to the front desk
b) No cycling here after sunset
c) Mind the step down to platform two
d) Keep your ticket for the return flight
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b) No cycling here after sunset
