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Spell Bee Word: Carelessness


Basic Details

Word: Carelessness

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Not paying enough attention to what you are doing, so that mistakes or accidents happen.

Synonyms: negligence, inattention, thoughtlessness

Antonyms: care, carefulness, caution, attention

How to Spell Carelessness

Syllables: care - less - ness

Tricky part: There are two double s's, one in less and one in ness. The e of care also stays.

Watch out for: carelesness, carlessness, carelessnes

Memory tip: Build it in three blocks, care + less + ness, and you will write four s's in two pairs.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Through sheer carelessness, I left my water bottle on the bus again.

Example 2: The teacher cut marks for carelessness in copying the sums.

Example 3: One moment of carelessness on the stairs led to a twisted ankle.

Fun Fact

Careless goes back to Old English carleas, which could mean free from worry as well as not paying attention.

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Word Makeup

Only one of these words takes the suffix -ness to make a real noun. Choose it:

-ness

a) attend
b) neglect
c) careless
d) ignore

Show answer

c) careless. Careless + ness gives carelessness; the nouns of the others are attention, neglect and ignorance.

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters:

care_es_ne_s

a) l, s, c
b) l, c, s
c) r, s, s
d) l, s, s

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d) l, s, s. The l begins less, and each of the two suffixes ends in a double s.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word carelessness as used in the sentence:

The kitchen fire was caused by carelessness with a gas stove left on.

a) neglect
b) negligence
c) caution
d) thoughtlessness

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c) caution. Caution means taking care to avoid danger, the very thing that was missing here.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these shows carelessness?

a) checking your answers
b) locking the door
c) leaving the tap running
d) packing your bag at night

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c) leaving the tap running

2. A careless person is ____.

a) full of worries
b) not paying attention
c) very kind
d) always busy

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b) not paying attention

Associated Words

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