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Spell Bee Word: controversial


Basic Details

Word: Controversial

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Causing a lot of argument and disagreement because people hold strong and different opinions about it.

Synonyms: debatable, disputed

Antonyms: undisputed, accepted

How to Spell Controversial

Syllables: con - tro - ver - sial

Tricky part: It is tro, not tra, after con. The ending is sial, not cial, because it comes from controversy.

Watch out for: contraversial, controvercial, controversal

Memory tip: People argue over and over about a controversial topic, and the word over sits inside it: contr-over-sial.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The umpire's decision was controversial and fans argued about it for days.

Example 2: Changing the school timings is a controversial plan.

Example 3: The film became controversial before it was even released.

Fun Fact

India's cricket board refused to use the Decision Review System in home Test matches until 2016, and players and fans still argue over it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) essencial
b) influencial
c) comercial
d) controversial

Show answer

d) controversial. Commercial needs a double m, and essential and influential end in tial.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

contr_v_rsial

a) o, e
b) a, a
c) a, e
d) o, a

Show answer

a) o, e. Find over in the middle: o, then v, then e.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

controversial

a) undisputed
b) disputed
c) debatable
d) heated

Show answer

a) undisputed. Undisputed means nobody argues about it, the opposite of controversial.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A controversial topic is one that ____.

a) people argue about
b) is very short
c) everyone agrees on
d) nobody has heard of

Show answer

a) people argue about

2. Which noun is controversial made from?

a) controversy
b) converse
c) contrast
d) control

Show answer

a) controversy

Associated Words

significancerecognizebacteriumconceptrepeatedly
luggagemonotonedecisivepathogenbend

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