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Spell Bee Word: Uncommon


What does uncommon mean?

Word: Uncommon

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Uncommon means not often seen, heard or found; unusual.

Synonyms: unusual, unfamiliar

Antonyms: common, usual, ordinary

How do you spell uncommon?

Syllables: un - com - mon

Tricky part: There is a double m in the middle; uncomon drops one of them.

Watch out for: uncomon, unncommon

Memory tip: Picture the two m's in the middle of common as twin hills standing side by side; uncommon keeps both hills.

Uncommon in a sentence

Example 1: A white peacock is an uncommon sight in most parts of India.

Example 2: It is uncommon for our school bus to be early.

Example 3: Aanya has an uncommon talent for remembering phone numbers.

Fun Fact

Common comes from the Latin communis, shared by all. Community and communicate grew from the same word.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

unccommon

a) o
b) c
c) n
d) m

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b) c. Only one c is needed; it is the m that comes in a pair.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

uncommon

a) distant
b) costly
c) recent
d) rare

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d) rare. Rare things are not often found, so rare and uncommon mean much the same.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) remarkable
b) particular
c) uncommen
d) exceptional

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c) uncommen. The last vowel is o, as it is in common.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

onmuocnm

a) communion
b) common
c) uncommonly
d) uncommon

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d) uncommon. Common is two letters short, communion needs an i, and uncommonly ends with l and y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a big city like Kolkata, what would be uncommon to see?

a) a tiger walking down a street
b) a tea stall at a corner
c) cars hooting in traffic
d) a bus packed with people

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a) a tiger walking down a street

2. Tanvi has an uncommon name. Her name is ____.

a) one you seldom hear
b) hard to pronounce
c) longer than most names
d) shared by many girls

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a) one you seldom hear

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: unusual, usual, ordinary

More words from this list

altogether, circumstance, disaster, forbid, instead, monorail, propel, skill

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