What does realistic mean?
Word: Realistic
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Realistic means looking or seeming like the real thing. It can also mean sensible about what can really be done.
Synonyms: lifelike, practical, sensible
Antonyms: unrealistic
How do you spell realistic?
Syllables: re - al - is - tic
Tricky part: Children often drop the a and write relistic, because the e and the a run together when you say the word.
Watch out for: relistic, realistik, reallistic
Memory tip: Say re-al slowly as two beats before you add the ending: that second beat is where the a hides.
Realistic in a sentence
Example 1: The dinosaur model in the museum looks very realistic.
Example 2: Finishing ten books in one day is not a realistic plan.
Example 3: Kabir drew a realistic picture of his cat.
Fun Fact
Making one realistic wax figure for a museum such as Madame Tussauds takes a team several months and more than 200 measurements of the person.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
realistic
a) accurate
b) careful
c) fanciful
d) honest
Show answer
c) fanciful. Accurate, careful and honest can all describe a realistic picture or plan; fanciful means full of make-believe.
Word Makeup
Choose the correct suffix to form a word:
real
a) ystic
b) istic
c) estic
d) astic
Show answer
b) istic. Real takes -istic, the same ending as artistic.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tcaliiser
a) realisitc
b) realitsic
c) realistic
d) realsitic
Show answer
c) realistic. Realsitic, realitsic and realisitc all start with real but swap two letters in the ending.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) careful
b) realistic
c) fantastic
d) pictuer
Show answer
d) pictuer. Picture ends in -ture, like nature.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which goal is realistic for one week of holidays?
a) reading fifty thick novels
b) growing a tall mango tree
c) learning five new languages
d) reading two short storybooks
Show answer
d) reading two short storybooks
2. Which word is in the same family as realistic?
a) reality
b) rally
c) relish
d) recital
Show answer
a) reality
