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Spell Bee Word: Horrible


What does horrible mean?

Word: Horrible

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Horrible means very bad, unpleasant or frightening.

Synonyms: awful, terrible

Antonyms: pleasant, lovely

How do you spell horrible?

Syllables: hor - ri - ble

Tricky part: It ends in ible, not able. Horrable is a slip teachers often see.

Watch out for: horrable, horribel, horrbile

Memory tip: Horrible and terrible are partners: both end in ible.

Horrible in a sentence

Example 1: The bitter gourd juice tasted horrible, but I drank it all.

Example 2: A horrible smell came from the drain after the rain.

Example 3: It was horrible to be stuck indoors for the whole holiday.

Fun Fact

Horrible comes from the Latin horrere, meaning to bristle, like hair standing up when you are scared.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

horrible

a) honourable
b) harmless
c) dreadful
d) delightful

Show answer

c) dreadful. Dreadful means very bad, which is what horrible means too.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We waited for the bus in horrible weather, with freezeing rain and a strong wind.

a) waited
b) freezeing
c) wind
d) horrible

Show answer

b) freezeing. Freeze drops its final e before ing.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) monstrous
b) dreadful
c) miserable
d) horible

Show answer

d) horible. Horrible has a double r in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which smell would most people find horrible?

a) the smell of rain on soil
b) the smell of rotten eggs
c) the smell of jasmine
d) the smell of fresh bread

Show answer

b) the smell of rotten eggs

2. What would taste horrible in a cup of tea?

a) a slice of ginger
b) a spoonful of salt
c) a little milk
d) a spoonful of sugar

Show answer

b) a spoonful of salt

Associated Words

Words that end in -ible: visible, possible, flexible, invisible, inflexible, compatible

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: awful, pleasant, lovely

More words from this list

meander, portion, satisfied, threat, accelerate, brainstorm, deforestation, error

Next steps

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