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Spell Bee Word: Vacant


What does vacant mean?

Word: Vacant

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Vacant means not being used, with nobody in it or on it.

Synonyms: unoccupied, free

Antonyms: occupied, full

How do you spell vacant?

Syllables: va - cant

Tricky part: The ending is ant, not ent, so vacent is the usual slip.

Watch out for: vacent, vakant, vacint

Memory tip: An ant could sit on a vacant chair, and the word ends in ant.

Vacant in a sentence

Example 1: The seat near the window is vacant.

Example 2: That vacant plot is now a small garden.

Example 3: There were no vacant rooms at the hotel in Shimla.

Fun Fact

Vacant comes from the Latin verb vacare, meaning to be free or unfilled, and it has been used in English for about 700 years.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

vacant

a) noisy
b) narrow
c) empty
d) crowded

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c) empty. A vacant seat is an empty one; a crowded place is the opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) seperate
b) spacius
c) vacant
d) avalable

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c) vacant. Separate has an a after the p, available needs an i after ava, and spacious needs an o.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Is the room next to yours still vaccant, or has someone moved in?

a) room
b) vaccant
c) still
d) moved

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b) vaccant. Vacant needs only one c.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nacvat

a) canvas
b) native
c) vacant
d) advance

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c) vacant. Canvas needs an s, native an i and an e, and advance a d and an e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which seat is vacant?

a) the one nobody is sitting on
b) the one Grandma is sitting on
c) the one Ravi is sitting on
d) the one the teacher is sitting on

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a) the one nobody is sitting on

2. A sign on a train toilet door says Vacant. This tells you that ____.

a) nobody is using it
b) it is for staff only
c) it is out of order
d) it is being cleaned

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a) nobody is using it

Associated Words

freightrichfairnessfollowbeneficial
inspirationdaringfrustrationsilentneglect

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