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Spell Bee Word: crookedness


Basic Details

Word: Crookedness

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The state of being bent or not straight. It can also mean dishonesty.

Synonyms: bend, twist, dishonesty

Antonyms: straightness, honesty

How to Spell Crookedness

Syllables: crook - ed - ness

Tricky part: It is crooked plus ness, so it keeps the double o, the ed and a double s at the end. Students write crookidness or crookednes.

Watch out for: crookidness, crookednes, crokedness

Memory tip: Three pieces join with nothing dropped: crook, a shepherd's bent stick, then ed, then ness.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The crookedness of the picture frame annoyed my mother.

Example 2: The dentist said braces would fix the crookedness of my teeth.

Example 3: The old banyan's branches grew with a strange crookedness.

Fun Fact

The Leaning Tower of Pisa began to tilt while it was still being built in the 12th century, because its foundations sat on soft ground.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the word that forms a real noun when ness is added.

ness

a) happy
b) crooked
c) empty
d) lazy

Show answer

b) crooked. Crooked takes ness with no change; happy, lazy and empty must turn y to i first, as in happiness.

Word Connection

Choose the word opposite in meaning to crookedness as used in the sentence:

The crookedness of the old wooden fence around the farmhouse made the whole garden look neglected.

a) bend
b) curve
c) twist
d) straightness

Show answer

d) straightness. Crookedness is being bent, so straightness is its opposite.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct set of letters to form a word:

cr_ok_dne_s

a) u, e, s
b) o, i, s
c) o, e, s
d) o, e, c

Show answer

c) o, e, s. Crook has a double o, the next part is ed, and ness ends in ss.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A carpenter would most likely fix which of these because of its crookedness?

a) a clean floor
b) a sharp saw
c) a new hammer
d) a bent nail

Show answer

d) a bent nail

2. Which word means having crookedness?

a) crooks
b) crooked
c) crooking
d) crookly

Show answer

b) crooked

Associated Words

touchingadjectivepresenceomittedintensity
politicauthorshipconceptionpoetryvacancy

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