Basic Details
Word: Character
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A person or animal in a story, play or film; also the qualities that make a person who they are.
Synonyms: personality, nature, role
How to Spell Character
Syllables: char - ac - ter
Tricky part: The opening ch is said like k. After char comes ac, and the ending is er, not or.
Watch out for: charactor, carachter, charecter
Memory tip: Put it with chorus and chemist, where ch also says k, then build the rest: char-ac-ter.
Idioms and Phrases
- out of character: not like the way a person usually behaves. Example: "It was out of character for Neha to be late; she is always early."
Usage Examples
Example 1: Harry Potter is my favourite character in the books.
Example 2: Helping the old man showed his good character.
Example 3: In the school play, my character was a sleepy lion.
Fun Fact
Character comes from a Greek word for a stamping tool and the mark it made, so it first meant a mark or sign. Letters of a script are still called characters.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
charactter
a) r
b) t
c) a
d) c
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b) t. The ending ter has one t.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) temprament
b) behavier
c) character
d) narrater
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c) character. Narrator ends in or, behaviour ends in our, and temperament keeps the e after p.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: character
a) costume
b) stranger
c) appearance
d) personality
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d) personality. Your personality is the set of qualities that make up your character.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
trahcerac
a) character
b) cartridge
c) charitable
d) chartered
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a) character. Two c's, two a's and two r's with one t: that is character.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In a story, a character is ____.
a) the book cover
b) the page number
c) the price of the book
d) someone who takes part in it
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d) someone who takes part in it
2. A person of strong character is someone who ____.
a) talks very loudly
b) is very tall
c) stays honest even when it is hard
d) owns many things
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c) stays honest even when it is hard
