What does sequential mean?
Word: Sequential
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Sequential means following one after another in a fixed order.
How do you spell sequential?
Syllables: se - quen - tial
Tricky part: The ending is where marks go. It sounds like shul, so pupils reach for cial, but this word ends in tial.
Watch out for: sequencial, sequensial, sequentail
Memory tip: Essential steps must stay in sequential order: write essential first and copy its tail.
Sequential in a sentence
Example 1: The photographs on the wall are in sequential order, from Aarav's early birthdays to his tenth.
Example 2: Mrs Nair numbered the worksheets so that the sequential stages of the experiment were clear.
Example 3: The answer sheets carry sequential numbers, so none can go missing unnoticed.
Fun Fact
An old cassette is a sequential way of storing music: to reach the fifth song you must wind past the four before it. On a phone you can jump straight to any song you like.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
sequenntial
a) t
b) q
c) n
d) u
Show answer
c) n. One n sits before the t.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word sequential as used in the sentence:
The chapters of this science book are sequential, so please read them in the order given.
a) successive
b) random
c) consecutive
d) ordered
Show answer
b) random. Random means with no plan or order, the reverse of steps that follow one another.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Each step in the lemon rice recipe is eetuiaqsln, so do not skip ahead.
a) potential
b) essential
c) sequential
d) influential
Show answer
c) sequential. Only one option holds a q, and so does the jumble.
Spell-o-Spell
One word in the list is misspelt and three are spelt correctly. Choose what the misspelt word means.
1. sequential 2. numerical 3. chronological 4. alphabetcal
a) coming in a set line of steps
b) arranged according to dates and times
c) arranged by the order of letters from a to z
d) expressed in or relating to numbers
Show answer
c) arranged by the order of letters from a to z. Alphabetcal has lost the i before its c; it should read alphabetical.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these shows a sequential pattern?
a) Roll numbers called out as 1, 2, 3, 4
b) Names pulled out of a hat one by one
c) Roll numbers called out as 9, 2, 7, 4
d) Pupils sitting wherever they please
Show answer
a) Roll numbers called out as 1, 2, 3, 4
2. Bank tokens at the counter are sequential. If yours says 145, which token did the person ahead of you get?
a) 144
b) 200
c) 154
d) 451
Show answer
a) 144
