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Spell Bee Word: Abrupt

Abrupt (adjective): sudden and unexpected. When it describes the way someone speaks, it means short and unfriendly.

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What does abrupt mean?

Word: Abrupt

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Abrupt means sudden and unexpected. When it describes the way someone speaks, it means short and unfriendly.

Synonyms: sudden, unexpected, curt, blunt

Antonyms: slow, polite

How do you spell abrupt?

Syllables: ab - rupt

Tricky part: The word ends in p-t, two hard sounds side by side, and many students drop the p and write abrut.

Watch out for: abrut, abrubt, abroupt

Memory tip: The rupt in abrupt means broken, as in erupt: an abrupt stop breaks off whatever was going on.

Abrupt in a sentence

Example 1: The bus came to an abrupt stop when a cow wandered onto the road.

Example 2: Meera's abrupt reply hurt her friend's feelings.

Example 3: The song ended so abruptly that the whole hall burst out laughing.

Fun Fact

The Latin abruptus meant broken off. Bankrupt has the same rupt: English took the Italian banca rotta, a broken bench (the trader's counter), and respelt it to match Latin ruptus.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

abrupt

a) sharp
b) hasty
c) brisk
d) gradual

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d) gradual. An abrupt change happens all at once, a gradual one little by little.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) abrupt
b) exerpt
c) atempt
d) corupt

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a) abrupt. Corrupt needs a double r, attempt a double t and excerpt a c after the x.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

abbrupt

a) b
b) r
c) t
d) p

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a) b. Abrupt has just one b, straight after the a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which reply sounds most abrupt?

a) 'Let me think and tell you.'
b) 'No.' Then she walked off.
c) 'Maybe later, if that's fine?'
d) 'Sorry, I can't, but thanks.'

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b) 'No.' Then she walked off.

2. A road with an abrupt bend is one that ____.

a) turns sharply without warning
b) climbs slowly up a hill
c) curves gently for a long way
d) runs perfectly straight

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a) turns sharply without warning

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: unexpected, blunt, polite

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