What does successive mean?
Word: Successive
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Successive means coming one straight after another.
How do you spell successive?
Syllables: suc - ces - sive
Tricky part: Pupils remember the cc at the start, then tire and write one s later on: succesive.
Watch out for: succesive, sucessive, sucesive
Memory tip: Two snakes slide along one behind the other: s, then s.
Successive in a sentence
Example 1: It rained for five successive days during our trip to Cherrapunji.
Example 2: Our school has won the quiz for three successive years.
Example 3: She scored runs in six successive matches.
Fun Fact
A bowler who takes wickets with three successive balls has taken a hat-trick, a word cricket gave to football and many other sports.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
succ_ss_v_
a) e, i, a
b) a, i, e
c) e, e, e
d) e, i, e
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d) e, i, e. The three vowels are e, i, e; no a appears anywhere in the word.
Mingle-Mangle
Unscramble the jumbled word in the sentence and choose the correct word:
The farmers lost their crops in two csvceesisu dry years.
a) subjective
b) successive
c) selective
d) supportive
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b) successive. Only one of these has three s letters to match the jumble.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word successive as used in the sentence:
Rekha's mango tree gave a record crop for the third successive summer.
a) random
b) separate
c) consecutive
d) occasional
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c) consecutive. Consecutive means following in an unbroken run, which is the sense here.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. subsequant 2. successive 3. simultaneus 4. preceeding
a) coming just before something
b) coming at a later time
c) happening at the same time
d) coming in an unbroken line
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d) coming in an unbroken line. Simultaneous has an o before the us, preceding has one e after the c and subsequent ends in ent.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If it rains on three successive days, which days could they be?
a) Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
b) Monday, Wednesday and Friday
c) Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
d) Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday
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a) Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
2. Which phrase means the same as four successive years?
a) once every four years
b) four years of winning
c) four years apart
d) four years in a row
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d) four years in a row
