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Spell Bee Word: Faulty


What does faulty mean?

Word: Faulty

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Faulty means having something wrong with it, so that it does not do its job properly; also containing a mistake, as in faulty reasoning.

Synonyms: broken, defective, damaged

Antonyms: perfect, sound

How do you spell faulty?

Syllables: faul - ty

Tricky part: The aw sound is spelt au, as in cause. Without the u it becomes falty, which is wrong.

Watch out for: falty, faultey, faulti

Memory tip: Autumn, August and faulty all spell their aw sound au, so think of a faulty fan rattling through a hot August afternoon.

Faulty in a sentence

Example 1: The fan stopped because of a faulty wire.

Example 2: The shop took back the faulty headphones and gave me a new pair.

Example 3: Faulty brakes can make a bicycle dangerous.

Fun Fact

Fault also names a crack in the Earth's crust along which rocks move, and many earthquakes happen along such faults.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: faulty

a) second-hand
b) working
c) cheap
d) cracked

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b) working. A working machine has nothing wrong with it, unlike a faulty one.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ultayf

a) frailty
b) fault
c) faulty
d) flatly

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c) faulty. Frailty needs an r and an i and flatly two l's, while fault is a letter short; these six letters make faulty.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) naughtey
b) helthy
c) freindly
d) faulty

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d) faulty. Faulty is right; naughty has gained an e, friendly has its i and e swapped and healthy has lost its a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A faulty clock will probably ____.

a) need winding once a week
b) tick very softly
c) chime on every hour
d) show the wrong time

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d) show the wrong time

2. Which complaint is about something faulty?

a) The new kettle is a dull colour.
b) The new kettle will not switch on.
c) The new kettle is too expensive.
d) The new kettle is rather large.

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b) The new kettle will not switch on.

Associated Words

Words that end in -lty: royalty, guilty, difficulty, loyalty

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: perfect, sound

More words from this list

inappropriate, mournful, quotation, successful, alliance, boyhood, confession, digestion

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