What does benefit mean?
Word: Benefit
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Benefit means something good or helpful that you get from a thing or an action. As a verb, to benefit means to be helped by something.
How do you spell benefit?
Syllables: ben - e - fit
Tricky part: The vowel in the middle is the trap. It is said quickly and sounds like a short i, so children often write i there too.
Watch out for: benifit, benefitt
Memory tip: A benefit gives you something extra, so let the e of extra take the middle spot in this word.
Benefit in a sentence
Example 1: One benefit of walking to school is the fresh morning air.
Example 2: The whole class will benefit from the new library.
Example 3: My grandmother says the benefit of an early start is a quiet house.
Fun Fact
Benefit goes back to Latin words meaning a good deed, so a kind act sits at the root of it.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
b_nef_t
a) i, e
b) e, i
c) a, i
d) e, e
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b) e, i. Both gaps hold short vowels: the opening one is the e of bed, and the other is the i of sit.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) difficalt
b) importent
c) benefit
d) comfortible
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c) benefit. Comfortable has an a before the b, important has an a before the n, and difficult has a u before the l.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
benefit
a) gain
b) drawback
c) profit
d) advantage
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b) drawback. A drawback is a bad point, while the other three are all good things to have.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tefnbei
a) bneefit
b) benefti
c) benefit
d) benfeit
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c) benefit. Start with ben and finish with fit, and just one option is left.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is one benefit of brushing your teeth twice a day?
a) it takes up a few minutes daily
b) your toothbrush wears out sooner
c) your teeth stay strong and clean
d) the toothpaste tube empties faster
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c) your teeth stay strong and clean
2. A new bus route will benefit a village. What will change for the people there?
a) They will have to walk much further
b) They will need to pay more for tickets
c) They will find it easier to travel
d) They will lose their nearest bus stop
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c) They will find it easier to travel
