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Spell Bee Word: Guilt


Basic Details

Word: Guilt

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The bad, heavy feeling you get when you know you have done something wrong.

Synonyms: shame, regret

Antonyms: innocence

Sounds like: gilt (covered with a thin layer of gold)

How to Spell Guilt

Syllables: guilt

Tricky part: The u is silent, so the word sounds like gilt. Guilt rhymes with built, which also hides a silent u after its first letter.

Watch out for: giult, guelt, gulit

Memory tip: When you feel guilt, it is you who feels it: the u (you) sits right after the g.

Usage Examples

Example 1: After shouting at his friend, Aman felt a wave of guilt.

Example 2: She said sorry, and the guilt went away.

Example 3: The dog's droopy ears showed its guilt when we saw the torn cushion.

Fun Fact

The Old English word gylt meant a crime or a wrong act. Using guilt for the heavy feeling inside you came many centuries later.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

guilt

a) shame
b) innocence
c) regret
d) sorrow

Show answer

b) innocence. Innocence means you did nothing wrong, the opposite of guilt.

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to add to the word:

guilt

a) ie
b) y
c) ey
d) ee

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b) y. Add just y to make guilty.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Aman was full of guelt after he broke his sister's crayon.

a) crayon
b) sister's
c) guelt
d) broke

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c) guelt. Guilt has u and i after the g, never u and e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rahul ate the last laddoo and then blamed his cousin. Later he felt ____.

a) cold
b) guilt
c) sleepy
d) hunger

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b) guilt

2. A crown covered with a thin layer of gold is ____.

a) girl
b) guilt
c) gilt
d) grill

Show answer

c) gilt

Associated Words

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