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Spell Bee Word: Bravery


What does bravery mean?

Word: Bravery

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Bravery means the quality of being brave; facing danger or something difficult without running away.

Synonyms: courage, boldness

Antonyms: fear

How do you spell bravery?

Syllables: brav - er - y

Tricky part: The a in brave stands on its own: children sometimes add an i or a y after it (braivery, brayvery).

Watch out for: braivery, brayvery

Memory tip: A brave person needs no help, and neither does the a in bravery: no i stands next to it.

Bravery in a sentence

Example 1: The firefighter was praised for her bravery.

Example 2: It took bravery for Rahul to sing alone on the stage.

Example 3: Stories of bravery from the freedom struggle are in our textbook.

Fun Fact

The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, an award given to children in India, has included a prize for bravery.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

bravery

a) strength
b) honour
c) pride
d) cowardice

Show answer

d) cowardice. Cowardice means lacking courage, the opposite of bravery.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) bravary
b) machinery
c) jewellery
d) bakery

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a) bravary. Bakery, jewellery and machinery are spelt right; bravery has e, not a, after the v.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

yvrbare

a) bravrey
b) bravery
c) barvery
d) brevary

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b) bravery. Begin with br, and let the y close the word.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

braverry

a) r
b) e
c) v
d) a

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a) r. Only one r comes before the y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these takes the most bravery?

a) packing your bag for school
b) owning up to a mistake in class
c) reading a comic after lunch
d) choosing a pencil from the box

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b) owning up to a mistake in class

2. The firefighter won a medal for bravery. This shows she was:

a) kind to animals
b) the tallest in her team
c) good at sports
d) fearless in danger

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d) fearless in danger

Associated Words

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