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Spell Bee Word: significance


Basic Details

Word: Significance

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The importance of something, or the meaning it carries.

Synonyms: importance, meaning, value, weight

Antonyms: insignificance, unimportance

How to Spell Significance

Syllables: sig - nif - i - cance

Tricky part: The ending is ance, not ence. The vowel after signif is i, so the word has three i's.

Watch out for: significence, signifacance, significanse

Memory tip: Significance has a sign at the start, and it ends in ance like its synonym importance.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our teacher explained the significance of the Dandi March.

Example 2: Diwali has a special significance for my grandparents.

Example 3: The scientist did not see the significance of the result at first.

Fun Fact

The word comes from the Latin significare, to show by a sign, built from signum, a sign, and facere, to make.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: significance

a) triviality
b) doubt
c) appearance
d) importance

Show answer

d) importance. Significance tells you how much something matters, just like importance.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

s_gn_ficance

a) y, i
b) i, e
c) e, i
d) i, i

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d) i, i. It starts with sign, and another i comes straight after the n, as in signify.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) performance
b) existence
c) obedience
d) significence

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d) significence. Existence and obedience end in ence, but performance and significance take ance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the significance of a green traffic light?

a) it means you may go
b) it has no meaning
c) it means stop
d) it means the road is closed

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a) it means you may go

2. A finding of great significance is one that is ____.

a) very small
b) badly written
c) easily forgotten
d) very important

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d) very important

Associated Words

conspiracyfallacysiteinsecticideapparent
vaccinebalepoultryentangledsavvy

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