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Spell Bee Word: bereft


Basic Details

Word: Bereft

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Having lost something important, or feeling very sad and lonely because someone or something is gone.

Synonyms: deprived, lacking, robbed

How to Spell Bereft

Syllables: be - reft

Tricky part: Both vowels are a plain e: be-reft. Students who know the word bereaved often slip in an a and write bereaft.

Watch out for: bereaft, berift, berefft

Memory tip: Bereft and left share their last three letters, eft. If you are bereft, you are left without something.

Usage Examples

Example 1: After the flood, many villagers were bereft of their homes and cattle.

Example 2: The old man felt bereft when his dog of fifteen years died.

Example 3: The team was bereft of ideas in the second half and lost the match.

Fun Fact

Bereft is an old past form of the verb bereave. Today people say bereaved for someone whose relative has died, and bereft for losing other things such as hope or ideas.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:

b_r_ft

a) i,e
b) e,e
c) a,e
d) e,i

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b) e,e. Both gaps take e: be at the start and reft at the end.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: bereft

a) cheerful
b) generous
c) wealthy
d) deprived

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d) deprived. To be deprived of something is to be left without it, the same as bereft.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tfreeb

a) ferret
b) beret
c) bereft
d) before

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c) bereft. Before has an o, beret lacks the f, and ferret needs two r's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The phrase bereft of hope means ____.

a) hoping for a gift
b) hoping loudly
c) full of hope
d) without any hope

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d) without any hope

2. Which person is most likely to feel bereft?

a) a woman laughing at a joke
b) a boy who just won a race
c) a man eating his favourite meal
d) a girl whose best friend has moved to another country

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d) a girl whose best friend has moved to another country

Associated Words

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