What does abnormality mean?
Word: Abnormality
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Abnormality means something that is not normal, especially in the body, in a machine or in a set of results.
Synonyms: irregularity, defect
Antonyms: normality, regularity
How do you spell abnormality?
Syllables: ab - nor - mal - i - ty
Tricky part: It has five beats, ab-nor-mal-i-ty, and the last two are quick. Students who rush the end leave a letter out and write abnormalty.
Watch out for: abnormalty, abnormility, abnomality
Memory tip: Finish it the way you finish reality and quality, with the short i before ty.
Abnormality in a sentence
Example 1: The eye check-up at school showed no abnormality, so Isha did not need glasses.
Example 2: The engineer found an abnormality in the wiring of the lift.
Example 3: One abnormality in the data made the class repeat the experiment.
Fun Fact
Abnormal is younger than it looks. English first used anormal, from French, and the ab crept in during the 1800s under the influence of the Latin word abnormis.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
abn_rm_lity
a) o, e
b) o, a
c) u, a
d) a, a
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b) o, a. The middle is the nor of normal, and the beat after it is mal, with an a.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) electricity
b) responsibility
c) abnormallity
d) curiosity
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c) abnormallity. Normal has one l, and adding ity does not give it a second.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tymanibrola
a) normality
b) nobility
c) abnormality
d) abnormally
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c) abnormality. Abnormally has no t or i, normality has no b, and nobility needs a second i, so only abnormality uses all eleven letters.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
abnormality
a) routine
b) oddity
c) harmony
d) remedy
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b) oddity. An oddity is something strange or unusual, just as an abnormality is.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The mechanic found no abnormality in Oscar's bicycle. His bicycle was ____.
a) rusty
b) wobbly
c) broken
d) in good order
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d) in good order
2. The teacher spotted an abnormality in the class register. She noticed ____.
a) a list sorted by roll number
b) an entry that did not look right
c) a page signed by the principal
d) a register with a blue cover
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b) an entry that did not look right
