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Spell Bee Word: Father-in-law


What does father-in-law mean?

Word: Father-in-law

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Father-in-law means the father of your husband or your wife.

How do you spell father-in-law?

Syllables: fa - ther - in - law

Tricky part: It is three words joined by two hyphens, and law ends in aw, not or.

Watch out for: father-in-low, fatherinlaw, farther-in-law

Memory tip: Read it as father by law: father, then in, then law, with a small hyphen bridge between each.

Father-in-law in a sentence

Example 1: My mother's father-in-law is my father's father.

Example 2: Uncle Vikram took his father-in-law to the cricket match.

Example 3: At the wedding, the bride touched her father-in-law's feet.

Fun Fact

The plural is fathers-in-law: the s goes on father, not on law.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the masculine form of the word: mother-in-law

a) grandfather
b) father-in-law
c) godfather
d) stepfather

Show answer

b) father-in-law. Father is the masculine of mother, so mother-in-law becomes father-in-law.

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) stepmuther
b) grandaughter
c) godparant
d) father-in-law

Show answer

d) father-in-law. Each part keeps its usual spelling; granddaughter needs dd, stepmother has o and godparent ends in ent.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My aunt's fathar-in-law brought a big box of sweets to our Diwali party.

a) sweets
b) brought
c) aunt's
d) fathar-in-law

Show answer

d) fathar-in-law. Father always ends in er.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Amit's father-in-law is Rohan's father. Who is Rohan to Amit?

a) uncle
b) cousin
c) brother-in-law
d) son-in-law

Show answer

c) brother-in-law

2. Why does father-in-law have hyphens?

a) Its three words work as one name
b) It is a very long word
c) It comes from another language
d) It is a plural word

Show answer

a) Its three words work as one name

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