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Spell Bee Word: hospitality


Basic Details

Word: Hospitality

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Friendly and generous treatment of guests and visitors.

Synonyms: welcome, friendliness, generosity, warmth

Antonyms: hostility, unfriendliness

How to Spell Hospitality

Syllables: hos - pi - tal - i - ty

Tricky part: The whole word hospital sits at the start, and the end is ity. Students often double the l or write hospitalaty.

Watch out for: hospitallity, hospitalaty, hospitility

Memory tip: Find the hospital hiding inside: hospital + ity. Both words come from the Latin for a guest.

Usage Examples

Example 1: We were moved by the hospitality of the family who hosted us in Shillong.

Example 2: The hotel is famous for its hospitality and home-cooked food.

Example 3: My mother showed great hospitality to our new neighbours.

Fun Fact

The Sanskrit saying Atithi Devo Bhava, meaning the guest is like God, is used by India's tourism ministry to promote good hospitality.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: hospitality

a) hostility
b) kindness
c) generosity
d) warmth

Show answer

a) hostility. Hostility is unfriendliness, the very opposite of hospitality.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

hosp_tal_ty

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

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b) i, i. Spell hospital first, with its i, and then add ity.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

yatilotipsh

a) hostility
b) hospital
c) hospitable
d) hospitality

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d) hospitality. These eleven letters, with a p and two t's, spell only hospitality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these shows hospitality?

a) asking guests to leave quickly
b) offering a guest water and a seat
c) locking the door on a visitor
d) ignoring a knock at the door

Show answer

b) offering a guest water and a seat

2. People who work in hotels and restaurants are often said to work in the hospitality ____.

a) factory
b) industry
c) library
d) hospital

Show answer

b) industry

Associated Words

utilitysuspicionanalyticaljudiciarypreserve
disposablepeasantbackstagemarathonbehold

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