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Spell Bee Word: Honourable


What does honourable mean?

Word: Honourable

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Honourable means deserving respect because of being honest and fair. It is also a title of respect for judges, ministers and some other officials.

Synonyms: honest, noble, upright, respectable

Antonyms: dishonest, dishonourable

How do you spell honourable?

Syllables: hon - our - a - ble

Tricky part: The British spelling keeps the our of honour, though you hear only a quick er in the middle.

Watch out for: honorouble, honerable, honourabel

Memory tip: Our honour is in our hands: honourable keeps the our of honour.

Honourable in a sentence

Example 1: Returning the lost wallet was the honourable thing to do.

Example 2: The Honourable Minister opened the new library in our town.

Example 3: Kiran made an honourable effort to finish the race despite her sprained ankle.

Fun Fact

In the UK House of Commons, MPs refer to one another as the honourable member for their constituency.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

honour____

a) able
b) ible
c) uble
d) eble

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a) able. Honour is a full word on its own, and full words like it usually take able.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

honourable

a) shameful
b) worthy
c) dutiful
d) decent

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a) shameful. A shameful act brings disgrace, while an honourable one earns respect.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) reasonable
b) honourable
c) valuble
d) comfortable

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c) valuble. Valuable keeps the a of value plus able, so valuble has lost a letter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which act is honourable?

a) admitting a mistake you made
b) breaking a promise
c) copying a classmate's homework
d) blaming a friend for your mistake

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a) admitting a mistake you made

2. An honourable mention in a contest goes to someone who ____.

a) broke the contest rules
b) did not take part
c) came first in every round
d) did well but won no prize

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d) did well but won no prize

Associated Words

Words that end in -rable: preferable, vulnerable, miserable, tolerable, innumerable, admirable

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: noble, respectable, dishonest

More words from this list

microbe, preferable, statistician, vocational, anguish, cheapen, defence, excess

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