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Spell Bee Word: credulous


Basic Details

Word: Credulous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Too ready to believe what people say, even when it is unlikely or untrue.

Synonyms: gullible, naive, trusting

Antonyms: sceptical, suspicious, doubtful

Word origin: Comes from Latin credulus, from credere, to believe.

How to Spell Credulous

Syllables: cred - u - lous

Tricky part: There are two u's: one after d and one in the ous ending. The l is single.

Watch out for: creduluos, credulus, credilous

Memory tip: Cred is the Latin root for believe, as in credit and incredible. Then say it slowly: cred-u-l-ous, with u twice.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Only a credulous person would believe that the mango tree grows chocolates.

Example 2: The credulous villagers bought the fake medicine from the travelling seller.

Example 3: Do not be credulous about messages that promise free phones.

Fun Fact

Add in- at the front and you get incredulous, which describes someone who cannot believe what they are hearing.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: credulous

a) trusting
b) gullible
c) sceptical
d) naive

Show answer

c) sceptical. A sceptical person doubts claims, while a credulous one swallows them; the other three describe a credulous person.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) jealuos
b) previuos
c) credulous
d) ridiculus

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c) credulous. Ridiculous needs the o of ous, and previous and jealous have the o before the u; credulous is the correct one.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

credullous

a) u
b) d
c) l
d) o

Show answer

c) l. Credulous has only one l, before ous.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A credulous child is most likely to ____.

a) check every fact
b) believe a silly rumour
c) laugh at jokes
d) refuse to listen

Show answer

b) believe a silly rumour

2. Credulous shares its root with which word?

a) crust
b) credit
c) cradle
d) crew

Show answer

b) credit

Associated Words

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trailathleticlegislativejourneybanger

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