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Spell Bee Word: remarkable


Basic Details

Word: Remarkable

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Unusual or special enough to be noticed and talked about.

Synonyms: extraordinary, amazing, outstanding, striking

Antonyms: ordinary, common, unremarkable

How to Spell Remarkable

Syllables: re - mark - a - ble

Tricky part: It is remark + able, so the ending is able, not ible. The k of mark must not turn into c.

Watch out for: remarkible, remarcable, remarkeble

Memory tip: Something remarkable is worth a remark; you are able to remark on it. Remark + able.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The old man has a remarkable memory for cricket scores.

Example 2: Our school garden made remarkable progress in one monsoon.

Example 3: It is remarkable how quickly the puppy learnt its name.

Fun Fact

Remark comes from the French remarquer, built on marquer, 'to mark', so to remark on something was first to take note of it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

remark

a) ible
b) uble
c) able
d) eble

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c) able. Remark is a full word on its own, so it takes able.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: remarkable

a) notable
b) unusual
c) ordinary
d) striking

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c) ordinary. Ordinary things are not worth special notice.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The young chess player from Chennai made a remarcable move in the final round.

a) remarcable
b) player
c) Chennai
d) final

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a) remarcable. Mark is spelt with a k, and so is remarkable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most people would find ____ remarkable.

a) a boy eating breakfast
b) a ten-year-old climbing a very high mountain
c) a girl walking to school
d) a dog barking at night

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b) a ten-year-old climbing a very high mountain

2. If someone has remarkable patience, their patience is ____.

a) unusually great
b) hidden
c) easily lost
d) very small

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a) unusually great

Associated Words

criticizespecialistcitedispositionlivestock
caretakersomewhererepliedinfertileemptiness

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