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Spell Bee Word: divorced


Basic Details

Word: Divorced

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: No longer married because the marriage has been legally ended.

Synonyms: separated

Antonyms: married

How to Spell Divorced

Syllables: di - vorced

Tricky part: Add only d to divorce: the e stays and the c does not change to s, so divorsed is wrong.

Watch out for: divorsed, devorced, divorcd

Memory tip: Write divorce first, ending in ce like force, then just add d. Nothing else changes.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Rohan's parents are divorced, but they both come to his school concerts.

Example 2: The form asks whether a person is single, married or divorced.

Example 3: My uncle has been divorced for five years and lives in Pune.

Fun Fact

Divorced is also used for ideas: writers say a plan is divorced from reality when it ignores the facts of real life.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: divorced

a) married
b) split
c) separated
d) apart

Show answer

a) married. Married is the opposite of divorced.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) beautifull
b) occured
c) neccessary
d) divorced

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d) divorced. Divorced is right; necessary, beautiful and occurred have a letter too many or too few.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

His divorsed aunt runs a small bakery near the railway station in Nagpur.

a) bakery
b) divorsed
c) railway
d) station

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b) divorsed. Divorce ends in ce, and adding d keeps the c.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A divorced couple is ____.

a) living with their parents
b) on their honeymoon
c) about to be married
d) no longer married to each other

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d) no longer married to each other

2. Which word describes someone whose marriage has legally ended?

a) retired
b) divorced
c) engaged
d) elected

Show answer

b) divorced

Associated Words

cordialnumeralcaretakerbouquetcynical
progressiveerosionastoundcompulsivegregarious

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