Basic Details
Word: Required
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Needed, or made necessary by a rule. It is the past tense of require and is also used as an adjective.
Synonyms: needed, necessary, compulsory, essential
Antonyms: optional, unnecessary
How to Spell Required
Syllables: re - quired
Tricky part: In English words q is almost always followed by u. After qu comes ire, so the ending is -ired, not -ierd or -ird.
Watch out for: requierd, recquired, requird
Memory tip: Q hardly ever goes anywhere without its u. After qu, write ire, the same three letters as in fire, then add d.
Usage Examples
Example 1: A helmet is required for every rider on a two-wheeler.
Example 2: How many eggs are required for this cake?
Example 3: The job required patience more than skill.
Fun Fact
Require comes from the Latin requirere, to seek again, built on quaerere, to seek, the same root found in query and question.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word required as used in the sentence:
Wearing the school tie is required on Mondays.
a) compulsory
b) needed
c) optional
d) necessary
Show answer
c) optional. If something is required you must do it; if it is optional you may choose.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Every visitor to the wildlife sanctuary is requierd to carry a valid pass and stay inside the jeep.
a) requierd
b) valid
c) sanctuary
d) visitor
Show answer
a) requierd. Require ends in -ire like fire, and ed simply follows it.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
A strong password is diquerer to open this account.
a) required
b) acquired
c) inquired
d) requited
Show answer
a) required. Acquired and inquired begin with other letters, and requited has a t, which leaves required.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is usually required before you can post a letter?
a) a stamp
b) a pencil
c) a photograph
d) a ribbon
Show answer
a) a stamp
2. Choose the correct word: Students are required ____ wear black shoes.
a) to
b) on
c) for
d) at
Show answer
a) to
