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Spell Bee Word: Hostile


What does hostile mean?

Word: Hostile

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Hostile means unfriendly and ready to fight or argue.

Synonyms: unfriendly, aggressive

Antonyms: welcoming

How do you spell hostile?

Syllables: hos - tile

Tricky part: It ends in tile, like the tiles on a floor. Do not mix it up with hostel, a building where students stay.

Watch out for: hostil, hostyle

Memory tip: Keep it apart from hostel: a hostel ends in el, but a hostile glare ends in ile, said like isle in British English.

Hostile in a sentence

Example 1: The cat gave the new puppy a hostile stare.

Example 2: The villagers were not hostile; they offered us water.

Example 3: The explorers crossed a hostile land with little food.

Fun Fact

Hostile comes from a Latin word for a stranger or an enemy, and it still carries that sense of someone who is not on your side.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

hostile

a) bitter
b) spiteful
c) friendly
d) unkind

Show answer

c) friendly. A friendly person welcomes others; a hostile one pushes them away.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

hosstile

a) s
b) t
c) o
d) h

Show answer

a) s. Host comes first, with one s, as in the host of a party.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) suspicious
b) hostile
c) aggressive
d) quarelsome

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d) quarelsome. Quarrel has a double r, and quarrelsome keeps it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A hostile climate is one that ____.

a) keeps every crop healthy all year
b) makes life hard for people and plants
c) has mild, pleasant weather in every season
d) suits almost every kind of animal

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b) makes life hard for people and plants

2. If a crowd is hostile to a speaker, it will probably ____.

a) clap after every point
b) shout over the speech
c) sit quietly taking notes
d) ask for a second talk

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b) shout over the speech

Associated Words

frowncelerystadiumsurprisepredict
defendflexibleeagernessannoyclear

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