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Spell Bee Word: Triumph


What does triumph mean?

Word: Triumph

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Triumph means a great win or success, and the joy that comes with it. As a verb, to triumph means to win.

Synonyms: success, win

Antonyms: defeat, failure

How do you spell triumph?

Syllables: tri - umph

Tricky part: The f sound at the end is spelt ph.

Watch out for: triumf, triumff

Memory tip: The ph of triumph sounds like f, as in trophy. A triumph often ends with a trophy.

Triumph in a sentence

Example 1: Winning the inter-school quiz was a triumph for our team.

Example 2: The players returned home in triumph.

Example 3: Learning to swim was a small triumph for Raju.

Fun Fact

In ancient Rome a triumph was a grand parade through the city to honour a general after a big victory.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) trimph
b) champion
c) success
d) applause

Show answer

a) trimph. A u comes straight after tri.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

triumph

a) silence
b) warning
c) mistake
d) victory

Show answer

d) victory. A triumph is a victory, a great win.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

triumph

a) ant
b) unt
c) int
d) ent

Show answer

a) ant. Triumph + ant gives triumphant, a word for someone who has just won.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rtmhiup

a) tirumph
b) trimuph
c) triumph
d) rtiumph

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c) triumph. Tri starts the word, as in tricycle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The crowd cheered the team's triumph. How did the players most likely feel?

a) bored and sleepy
b) sad and tired
c) proud and happy
d) cross and upset

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c) proud and happy

2. Which event is a triumph?

a) forgetting a friend's birthday party
b) missing the school bus by a minute
c) losing a library book at home
d) climbing a mountain after months of training

Show answer

d) climbing a mountain after months of training

Associated Words

Words that start with tri: tripod, trick, trial

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: defeat

More words from this list

appeal, caramel, cycling, failure, hiking, lovely, perfect, seashell

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