What does prominence mean?
Word: Prominence
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Prominence means the state of being important, well known or easy to notice.
Synonyms: importance, fame
How do you spell prominence?
Syllables: prom - i - nence
Tricky part: The ending is ence, not ance. Prominent ends in ent, and the noun keeps that e.
Watch out for: prominance, prominanse
Memory tip: The adjective prominent ends in ent, so the noun ends in ence; the e carries across, as it does from silent to silence.
Prominence in a sentence
Example 1: The young scientist rose to prominence after her work on clean water.
Example 2: Teachers gave the safety rules prominence by printing them in red.
Example 3: Her book gained prominence after it won a national prize.
Fun Fact
In astronomy, a prominence is a huge, bright loop of glowing gas that rises from the surface of the Sun and can stretch for thousands of kilometres.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The singer from Assam first came to promenence when her folk songs were played on national radio last summer.
a) promenence
b) singer
c) national
d) radio
Show answer
a) promenence. After prom comes an i, as in promise.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:
The museum gives nepriocnem to local artists by hanging their paintings near the entrance.
a) prevalence
b) prominence
c) preference
d) permanence
Show answer
b) prominence. Permanence needs an a, prevalence a v and an l, and preference an f.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word prominence as used in the sentence:
The cricketer's prominence grew after his century at Eden Gardens.
a) renown
b) celebrity
c) glory
d) obscurity
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d) obscurity. Obscurity is the state of being unknown, the reverse of being widely known.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is misspelt. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. achievment 2. popularity 3. prominence 4. reputation
a) what people generally think of someone
b) something done successfully with effort
c) the quality of standing out from others
d) the state of being liked by many people
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b) something done successfully with effort. Achievement keeps the e of achieve before the ment.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which spot gives a news story the most prominence?
a) a corner of page nineteen
b) a small box among the advertisements
c) the top of the front page
d) the back of the sports section
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c) the top of the front page
2. Which of these would bring a young chess player into prominence?
a) moving to a new house
b) losing her favourite pen
c) winning a national title
d) starting a new school year
Show answer
c) winning a national title
