What does enriching mean?
Word: Enriching
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Enriching means making your life, mind or experience better and fuller.
Synonyms: rewarding, improving, uplifting
Antonyms: unrewarding
How do you spell enriching?
Syllables: en - rich - ing
Tricky part: The middle is rich, spelt ch with no t. Words like itching and stitching tempt students to write enritching.
Watch out for: enritching, enreching, enrichin
Memory tip: Whatever makes your mind richer is enriching: the word rich sits whole inside it.
Enriching in a sentence
Example 1: The trip to Kaziranga National Park was an enriching experience for the whole class.
Example 2: Grandpa says reading the newspaper every morning is enriching, not boring.
Example 3: Music lessons have been enriching for my little brother, who used to be very shy.
Fun Fact
Flour or rice sold as enriched has had vitamins and iron added back after the milling process removed some of them.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
__riching
a) an
b) in
c) en
d) un
Show answer
c) en. The word starts with en, the same start that turns large into enlarge and courage into encourage.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
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a) improving something by adding value to it
b) keeping something safe from harm or danger
c) taking something away little by little
d) leaving someone feeling worn out and weak
Show answer
a) improving something by adding value to it. The nine letters spell enriching, a word for anything that adds value.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in the sentence?
Volunteering at the old-age home was an enriching experience for us, and the residents were grateful for our visits.
a) 2
b) 0
c) 3
d) 1
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b) 0. Experience, grateful and the rest are all spelt correctly here, so the count is zero.
Word Champ
Which statements are true?
1. An enriching hobby adds something good to your life. 2. A museum is a place where old or precious objects are kept for people to see. 3. A hobby is a job you are paid to do every day.
a) only 2 and 3 are true
b) all three are true
c) only 1 and 3 are true
d) only 1 and 2 are true
Show answer
d) only 1 and 2 are true. A hobby is something you enjoy in your free time, not a paid job, so statement 3 is false.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which weekend plan would most people call enriching?
a) waiting for a late bus
b) learning to play the tabla
c) sweeping up spilt sugar
d) hunting for lost keys
Show answer
b) learning to play the tabla
2. Riya called the trip to the planetarium enriching. She meant that it ____.
a) cost a great deal of money
b) made her feel very sleepy
c) took the whole afternoon
d) taught her many new things
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d) taught her many new things
