What does charitable mean?
Word: Charitable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Charitable means kind and generous, especially in giving money, food or help to people in need. A charitable trust is one set up to help others.
Synonyms: generous, kind, giving
Antonyms: mean
How do you spell charitable?
Syllables: char - i - ta - ble
Tricky part: The ending is able, not ible. Charity drops its y before that ending is added.
Watch out for: charetable, charitabel, charitabul
Memory tip: If you are charitable, you are ABLE to help. Charity loses its y and takes able.
Charitable in a sentence
Example 1: The charitable trust runs a free school for children from nearby villages.
Example 2: Grandpa is very charitable and feeds stray dogs every morning.
Example 3: Be charitable when your friend makes a mistake; everyone slips sometimes.
Fun Fact
Charity comes from the Latin caritas, which meant love and care for other people.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: charitable
a) thoughtful
b) caring
c) selfish
d) unselfish
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c) selfish. A charitable person shares; a selfish one keeps everything.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) helpfull
b) kindnes
c) charitable
d) generus
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c) charitable. Generous needs an o before the u, helpful has one l at the end and kindness ends in a double s.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
charritable
a) i
b) b
c) t
d) r
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d) r. Charity has a single r, and charitable keeps just that one.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
rbeaathcil
a) charitable
b) comfortable
c) hospitable
d) chargeable
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a) charitable. The jumble has an i and a t but no g, so chargeable is out; it spells charitable.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A charitable person is likely to ____.
a) eat only very simple food
b) give food to the hungry
c) sell food at a fair price
d) lend money at high interest
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b) give food to the hungry
2. A charitable hospital is one that ____.
a) treats poor patients free or cheaply
b) is run by a very famous doctor
c) is the biggest hospital in the city
d) has the newest machines in town
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a) treats poor patients free or cheaply
