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Spell Bee Word: disciple


Basic Details

Word: Disciple

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person who follows and learns from a great teacher or leader and tries to live by their teaching.

Synonyms: follower, pupil, student

Antonyms: teacher

How to Spell Disciple

Syllables: dis - ci - ple

Tricky part: After dis comes a c that also says s, so it is sc together. The end is ple, as in people.

Watch out for: disiple, desciple, discipel

Memory tip: A disciple follows discipline, and both start with the same five letters: d-i-s-c-i. Finish with ple.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Swami Vivekananda was a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna.

Example 2: The young disciple carried water for his guru every morning.

Example 3: In the Mahabharata, Eklavya longed to be a disciple of Dronacharya.

Fun Fact

Disciple comes from the Latin discipulus, a learner or pupil, which is linked to discere, to learn.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) sacrafice
b) disciple
c) reverance
d) prophit

Show answer

b) disciple. Disciple is spelt right; reverence, prophet and sacrifice each have a wrong vowel here.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: disciple

a) follower
b) stranger
c) rival
d) enemy

Show answer

a) follower. A disciple is a follower of a teacher.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pcsiidle

a) discipline
b) disciple
c) despise
d) displace

Show answer

b) disciple. Eight letters with two i's and an l make disciple.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

di_ci_le

a) c, p
b) z, p
c) s, p
d) s, b

Show answer

c) s, p. Disciple has s before the c, and p before le.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A disciple is someone who ____.

a) learns from and follows a teacher
b) teaches a large class
c) writes a newspaper
d) sells books

Show answer

a) learns from and follows a teacher

2. Which pair is most like guru and disciple?

a) pen and paper
b) coach and trainee
c) king and crown
d) doctor and hospital

Show answer

b) coach and trainee

Associated Words

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