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Spell Bee Word: Vital


What does vital mean?

Word: Vital

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Vital means extremely important, so that you cannot do without it.

Synonyms: important

How do you spell vital?

Syllables: vi - tal

Tricky part: Words like little and bottle tempt students to double the t. This word has only one.

Watch out for: vittal, vitle

Memory tip: Vital and vitamin start the same way, each with a single t.

Vital in a sentence

Example 1: Water is vital for every plant in our school garden.

Example 2: It is vital to wear a helmet when you ride a bicycle.

Example 3: The goalkeeper made a vital save in the last minute of the match.

Fun Fact

The word comes from Latin vita, meaning life, which is why breathing and pulse are called vital signs.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

vitall

a) t
b) i
c) a
d) l

Show answer

d) l. Like total and metal, the word ends with a single l.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

vital

a) crucial
b) necessary
c) trivial
d) essential

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c) trivial. Something trivial hardly matters; crucial, essential and necessary all mean very important.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

talvi

a) vital
b) valid
c) villa
d) rival

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a) vital. There is a single l and no d or r, so the other options fall away.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) skeletan
b) oxigen
c) protien
d) vital

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d) vital. Oxygen has a y, protein has ei, and skeleton ends in on.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is vital for a fish to stay alive?

a) a colourful pebble
b) a bright lamp
c) a plastic plant
d) clean water

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d) clean water

2. The coach says good sleep is vital before the final. What does she mean?

a) the team must not miss it
b) it can be skipped this time
c) it is only for the captain
d) it is a small extra

Show answer

a) the team must not miss it

Associated Words

Words that end in -tal: fundamental, detrimental, societal, digital, temperamental, accidental

More words from this list

amiable, cavernous, cunning, especially, hesitant, memento, pneumatic, spleen

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