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Spell Bee Word: Generous


Basic Details

Word: Generous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Happy to give or share money, time or things with other people.

Synonyms: giving, kind, unselfish

Antonyms: selfish, mean

How to Spell Generous

Syllables: gen - er - ous

Tricky part: The middle syllable er is often swallowed or written as or, and the ending is ous, not us. A soft g starts the word.

Watch out for: generus, jenerous, genorous

Memory tip: Clap three times as you say gen-ER-ous. The loud middle clap reminds you of the er that people leave out.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our generous neighbour shared sweets with the whole lane.

Example 2: It was generous of Zoya to give her umbrella to the old man.

Example 3: The shopkeeper gave us a generous helping of jalebis.

Fun Fact

The langar at the Golden Temple in Amritsar serves free meals to anyone who comes, and it feeds tens of thousands of people every day.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: generous

a) selfish
b) giving
c) kind
d) helpful

Show answer

a) selfish. A selfish person keeps things for themselves, the opposite of a generous one.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) generus
b) famous
c) nervous
d) jealous

Show answer

a) generus. Generous ends in ous, like famous and jealous.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

gen_r_us

a) e, o
b) a, o
c) e, i
d) o, o

Show answer

a) e, o. It is gen-er-ous: e in the middle, o before the us.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a generous act?

a) hiding your crayons from your classmates
b) sharing your snacks with a friend who forgot lunch
c) keeping all the toys to yourself
d) taking the biggest piece of cake for yourself

Show answer

b) sharing your snacks with a friend who forgot lunch

2. Which word means the same as generous?

a) gloomy
b) grumpy
c) greedy
d) giving

Show answer

d) giving

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Next steps

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