What does request mean?
Word: Request
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Request means to say politely that you would like something. As a noun, a request is a polite way of saying what you want.
Synonyms: appeal
How do you spell request?
Syllables: re - quest
Tricky part: In request, as in almost every English word, q is followed by u. Students who spell by sound write reqest or rekwest.
Watch out for: reqest, requst, rekwest
Memory tip: Think of q and u holding hands: wherever q goes in request, its u walks right beside it.
Request in a sentence
Example 1: The passengers were requested to keep their seat belts fastened.
Example 2: I requested a window seat when we booked the train tickets.
Example 3: Our class sent a request to the principal for a trip to the planetarium.
Fun Fact
On radio, a song played because a listener asked for it is called a request, and some shows are made up only of requests.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
r_qu_st
a) e, i
b) e, e
c) a, e
d) i, e
Show answer
b) e, e. Both vowels are e: re at the start and est at the end.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) request
b) invitasion
c) polietly
d) apolagise
Show answer
a) request. Apologise has an o after the l, invitation a t and politely no i before the e; request is right.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: request
a) refuse
b) ask
c) ignore
d) answer
Show answer
b) ask. To request something is to ask for it politely.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
requesst
a) q
b) s
c) e
d) t
Show answer
b) s. Only one s comes before the final t.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At dinner, the most polite request is ____.
a) I have passed you the salt.
b) Could you please pass the salt?
c) Pass me the salt right now.
d) Why is the salt so far away?
Show answer
b) Could you please pass the salt?
2. A hotel sign says, 'Extra pillows on request.' So guests get extra pillows ____.
a) if they call the desk for them
b) only on the first night
c) never, as none are spare
d) every night, wanted or not
Show answer
a) if they call the desk for them
