Spell Bee Word: Friendship

What does friendship mean?

Word: Friendship

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Friendship means the bond between people who are friends, who like, help and trust each other.

Synonyms: companionship

Antonyms: enmity

How do you spell friendship?

Syllables: friend - ship

Tricky part: The i comes before the e in friend. Freindship and frendship are the slips to watch for.

Watch out for: freindship, frendship

Memory tip: Say 'I am your friend': the I comes first, before the e, in friend.

Friendship in a sentence

Example 1: Mia and Meher's friendship began in nursery class.

Example 2: The two countries signed a treaty of friendship.

Example 3: Sharing and kindness keep a friendship strong.

Fun Fact

In 2011 the United Nations named 30 July the International Day of Friendship.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

shdnepirif

a) friednship
b) friendship
c) friendhsip
d) firendship

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b) friendship. Look for the fr at the start and the p at the very end.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) frienship
b) happiness
c) together
d) kindness

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a) frienship. Friend keeps its d, even when you say the word fast.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

friendsship

a) s
b) i
c) d
d) h

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a) s. The word has just one s, in the middle.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

f_iendsh_p

a) r, a
b) r, i
c) r, e
d) l, i

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b) r, i. The word opens with fr, as in free, and the i before the p is short.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best sign of a true friendship?

a) living on the same street
b) sitting on the same bench
c) helping when things go wrong
d) wearing matching shirts

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c) helping when things go wrong

2. Rohan and Dev have a long friendship. This means they ____.

a) have never spoken to each other
b) have been friends for many years
c) do not like each other at all
d) met each other this morning

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b) have been friends for many years

Associated Words

Words that end in -ship: championship, scholarship, kinship, spaceship, leadership, internship

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: companionship

More words from this list

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Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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