Basic Details
Word: Beverage
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Any drink, such as tea, coffee, juice or milk.
Synonyms: drink, refreshment
Word origin: Comes from Old French bevrage, from beivre, 'to drink', which goes back to Latin bibere.
How to Spell Beverage
Syllables: bev - er - age
Tricky part: The middle e is often swallowed in speech (bev-rage), so students drop it. The ending is -age, not -ege.
Watch out for: beverege, bevrage, beveradge
Memory tip: Split it as bev-er-age and think of a drink for every age: a beverage ends in age.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Masala chai is the favourite beverage in our house on rainy evenings.
Example 2: The menu lists hot beverages on one side and cold ones on the other.
Example 3: No beverages other than water are allowed inside the exam hall.
Fun Fact
Latin bibere, the root of beverage, also gave English imbibe, a formal word for drinking.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
At the wedding in Jaipur, the waiters served a cold rose-flavoured beverege along with hot kachoris and sweets.
a) waiters
b) beverege
c) flavoured
d) kachoris
Show answer
b) beverege. The word ends with age, the same as average.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:
Buttermilk is a popular summer egvaerbe in many Indian homes.
a) average
b) coverage
c) beverage
d) leverage
Show answer
c) beverage. The jumble holds a b and a v, and beverage is the only option with both.
Word Connection
Choose the word nearest in meaning to beverage as used in the sentence:
On the long train ride the attendant offered each passenger a free beverage with dinner.
a) dessert
b) drink
c) snack
d) blanket
Show answer
b) drink. A beverage is something you drink, so drink can take its place.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word:
1. delicasy 2. beverage 3. resturant 4. apetizer
a) a place where people pay to eat meals
b) any kind of drink, such as tea or juice
c) a small dish eaten before the main meal
d) a rare or special food
Show answer
b) any kind of drink, such as tea or juice. Delicacy has a c before y, restaurant has -au- in the middle, and appetizer has a double p.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is NOT a beverage?
a) lassi
b) coconut water
c) coffee
d) chapati
Show answer
d) chapati
2. A shop that sells only beverages sells ____.
a) vegetables
b) drinks
c) stationery
d) medicines
Show answer
b) drinks
