What does signpost mean?
Word: Signpost
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Signpost means a sign at the side of a road that shows the direction and distance to places.
How do you spell signpost?
Syllables: sign - post
Tricky part: The g in sign is silent, but it must stay when the two words join.
Watch out for: sinepost, sinpost, signposte
Memory tip: Your signature keeps the g of sign, and signpost keeps it too, even though you cannot hear it.
Signpost in a sentence
Example 1: The signpost at the crossroads pointed to three different villages.
Example 2: Wind had turned the old signpost the wrong way.
Example 3: We stopped at a signpost to check the way to Ooty.
Fun Fact
Many old British signposts are called fingerposts because their arms are shaped like pointing fingers.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Three of these compound words are spelt correctly. Choose the misspelt one.
a) milestone
b) crosroads
c) signpost
d) roundabout
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b) crosroads. Crossroads keeps the double s of cross; milestone, signpost and roundabout are correct.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word signpost as used in the sentence:
Follow the signpost to the waterfall and take the left fork.
a) gate
b) map
c) bridge
d) marker
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d) marker. A marker is a sign that shows the way or a place, just like a signpost.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
sign_os_
a) b, t
b) f, t
c) p, d
d) p, t
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d) p, t. The second part is post, the pole the sign is fixed to.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt wrongly. Choose what it means.
1. distance 2. vehicle 3. signpost 4. destinasion
a) the place you are travelling to
b) a sign showing the way and distance to places
c) a car, bus or other machine that carries people
d) how far it is between two places
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a) the place you are travelling to. Destination ends in tion; signpost, vehicle and distance are spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which words would you read on a signpost?
a) Shimla 12 km
b) Price Rs 40
c) Best before June
d) Open 9 to 5
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a) Shimla 12 km
2. In an essay, a signpost is ____.
a) a list of the hard words in the text
b) a phrase telling readers what comes next
c) a picture placed at the top of a page
d) the name of the writer at the very end
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b) a phrase telling readers what comes next
