Basic Details
Word: Benefited
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Past tense of benefit: was helped by something, or gained an advantage from it.
Synonyms: gained, profited, helped
Antonyms: suffered, lost
How to Spell Benefited
Syllables: ben - e - fit - ed
Tricky part: The vowels go e, e, i: ben-e-fit. The t is usually not doubled, because the stress falls on ben, not on fit.
Watch out for: benifited, benefeted, benafited
Memory tip: Benefit has a fit inside it: a fit, healthy plan benefits you. Keep the word whole and just add ed.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Our whole class benefited from the extra practice sessions on Saturday.
Example 2: The farmers in Punjab benefited from a good monsoon this year.
Example 3: My grandmother has benefited a lot from her morning yoga.
Fun Fact
Benefit comes through Old French from Latin benefactum, 'a good deed', and in early English it meant a kind act done for someone.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Choose the letters that complete the word:
ben_f_ted
a) i, i
b) e, e
c) a, i
d) e, i
Show answer
d) e, i. Say it slowly, ben-e-fit: the gap after n takes e, and fit keeps its i.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word benefited as used in the sentence:
The village benefited greatly when a new well was dug near the market.
a) suffered
b) gained
c) profited
d) thrived
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a) suffered. A village that benefits is better off; one that suffers is worse off, so suffered is the reverse.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. benefited 2. recieved 3. improoved 4. aquired
a) became better
b) was helped or gained an advantage
c) came to own or learn something
d) got or was given something
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b) was helped or gained an advantage. Received puts e before i after c, acquired needs a c before q, and improved has one o after r.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Every student fbeeinted from the new reading corner in the classroom.
a) befitted
b) bewildered
c) befriended
d) benefited
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d) benefited. Befitted needs two t's, befriended an r and bewildered a w; nine letters with three e's and one f give benefited.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which sentence uses benefited correctly?
a) The plants benefited from the rain.
b) She benefited the door shut.
c) He benefited across the river.
d) The rain benefited away quickly.
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a) The plants benefited from the rain.
2. Someone who has benefited from advice has ____.
a) been hurt by it
b) ignored it
c) been helped by it
d) forgotten it
Show answer
c) been helped by it
