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Spell Bee Word: Comfort


What does comfort mean?

Word: Comfort

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Comfort means to make someone feel less sad, worried or hurt, by being kind to them.

Synonyms: console, soothe, cheer

Antonyms: distress

How do you spell comfort?

Syllables: com - fort

Tricky part: The first o sounds like u, so it is easy to start the word with cu.

Watch out for: cumfort, kumfort

Memory tip: Say to yourself: come here, let me comfort you. In come and in comfort, the o sounds like u.

Comfort in a sentence

Example 1: Dadi hugged me to comfort me when I fell off my cycle.

Example 2: We tried to comfort the puppy during the thunderstorm.

Example 3: Riya sang a soft song to comfort her baby brother.

Fun Fact

When the word first came into English, to comfort someone often meant to make them stronger or braver; the gentler sense of easing sadness grew from that.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct prefix to make a new word:

comfort

a) mis
b) dis
c) in
d) un

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b) dis. Dis + comfort gives discomfort, a feeling of pain or unease.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

comfort

a) relieve
b) upset
c) reassure
d) calm

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b) upset. To upset someone makes them sad, the reverse of comforting them.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) confort
b) encourage
c) protect
d) support

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a) confort. The m before the f is easy to hear as n, but comfort is spelt with m.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Meena gave her friend a hug to comfert her after the test.

a) friend
b) comfert
c) hug
d) after

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b) comfert. The end of the word is fort, as in a stone fort.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which action would comfort a crying child?

a) turning the television up
b) leaving the child alone
c) speaking to the child softly
d) telling the child to stop

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c) speaking to the child softly

2. Rina's grandmother comforted her before the exam. How was Rina feeling before that?

a) bored
b) excited
c) nervous
d) proud

Show answer

c) nervous

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