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Spell Bee Word: empathy


Basic Details

Word: Empathy

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Understanding how someone else feels by imagining yourself in their place.

Synonyms: understanding, kindness

How to Spell Empathy

Syllables: em - pa - thy

Tricky part: It starts with em, not im, and the middle is path. The end is thy.

Watch out for: empethy, empathie, empaty

Memory tip: Walk down someone else's path: em-PATH-y. Empathy means walking their path for a while.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Rani showed empathy when her friend's kite tore.

Example 2: With empathy, you can guess how a sad classmate feels.

Example 3: Our teacher talks about empathy in moral science class.

Fun Fact

Empathy and sympathy are word cousins. Both end in pathy, from a Greek word for feeling.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

emp_ _hy

a) ah
b) ta
c) at
d) et

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c) at. With at in the gap, you can read path inside empathy.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) healthy
b) wealthy
c) worthy
d) empethy

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d) empethy. Empathy has an a after the p.

Word Champ

In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?

1. engine 2. elbow 3. empathy

a) 321
b) 123
c) 231
d) 213

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c) 231. After e, the next letters are l, m and n: elbow, empathy, engine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kabir's friend lost his cap. Kabir felt sad for him and helped look. Kabir showed ____.

a) anger
b) pride
c) empathy
d) fear

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c) empathy

2. Empathy means understanding how others ____.

a) feel
b) eat
c) sleep
d) run

Show answer

a) feel

Associated Words

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