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Spell Bee Word: compassionate


Basic Details

Word: Compassionate

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Feeling or showing kindness and a wish to help those who are suffering.

Synonyms: kind, caring, sympathetic

Antonyms: cruel, heartless, unkind

How to Spell Compassionate

Syllables: com - pas - sion - ate

Tricky part: There is a double s in the middle, and the word ends in ate. It is compassion + ate.

Watch out for: compasionate, compassionite, compashionate

Memory tip: Pass your kindness on: the word pass, with its double s, sits inside compassionate.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The compassionate nurse sat with the frightened child all night.

Example 2: Be compassionate towards stray animals in the cold.

Example 3: Our principal is strict but compassionate.

Fun Fact

After the Kalinga war, Emperor Ashoka had wells dug and arranged medical care for people and animals, as his rock edicts record.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: compassionate

a) sympathetic
b) caring
c) heartless
d) gentle

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c) heartless. A heartless person feels no pity, the opposite of compassionate.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

compassion

a) iate
b) ete
c) ite
d) ate

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d) ate. The ending ate turns compassion into a describing word, as in passionate.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) generous
b) affectionate
c) considerate
d) compasionate

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d) compasionate. Compassionate has the double s of pass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A compassionate person is most likely to ____.

a) laugh at someone who falls
b) help someone who is hurt
c) ignore a crying child
d) break a friend's toy

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b) help someone who is hurt

2. Which noun goes with compassionate?

a) compassion
b) compartment
c) compass
d) companion

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a) compassion

Associated Words

diplomatruggeddizzyedgecordial
aberranttrialexperimentvariantportable

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