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Spell Bee Word: Rental


What does rental mean?

Word: Rental

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Rental means paid for so that you can use something for a while instead of buying it, as in a rental car. As a noun, a rental is the money you pay to rent something.

Antonyms: owned

How do you spell rental?

Syllables: ren - tal

Tricky part: The ending sounds like ul. It is spelt al, the suffix in postal, not le as in candle.

Watch out for: rentle, rentel, rentall

Memory tip: Picture a rental car with the letters A L on its number plate: the word ends a, l, never le.

Rental in a sentence

Example 1: We took a rental car from the airport to our hotel in Cape Town.

Example 2: The rental for the wedding hall was paid in advance.

Example 3: The bicycle rental shop near the lake opens at seven.

Fun Fact

Rent comes from an old French word, rente, which meant income or money received regularly.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: rental

a) second-hand
b) hired
c) private
d) spare

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b) hired. A rental car is a hired car: you pay to use it for a while.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) tenent
b) deposite
c) rental
d) landlard

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c) rental. Tenant ends in ant, landlord has an o in lord and deposit has no e at the end; only rental is right.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

renttal

a) n
b) a
c) r
d) t

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d) t. Rent has one t, and rental keeps just that one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A rental cycle is one that you ____.

a) borrow free from a friend
b) win as a prize
c) pay to use for a short time
d) buy and keep for years

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c) pay to use for a short time

2. The rental for a flat is paid every month. Who receives this money?

a) the builder of the flat
b) the family living there
c) the owner of the flat
d) the local bank

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c) the owner of the flat

Associated Words

Words that end in -tal: subtotal, accidental, total, societal, digital, metal

More words from this list

style, volleyball, attraction, consistent, earl, gossip, labyrinth, overseas

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