What does humble mean?
Word: Humble
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Humble means not proud and not boasting, even when you are good at something; also plain and simple, like a humble home.
Synonyms: modest, meek, simple
Antonyms: proud
How do you spell humble?
Syllables: hum - ble
Tricky part: The ending is ble, as in table and tumble, not bel or bal.
Watch out for: humbal, humbel, humbble
Memory tip: Picture a humble plate on a plain table: humble ends just like table.
Idioms and Phrases
- eat humble pie: to admit that you were wrong and say sorry Example: "Varun had to eat humble pie when his sister's answer turned out to be right."
Humble in a sentence
Example 1: Even after becoming a famous singer, she stayed humble and kind.
Example 2: The poet grew up in a humble two-room house.
Example 3: A humble player thanks the team instead of boasting about goals.
Fun Fact
Humble comes from the Latin humilis, meaning low or near the ground, which itself comes from humus, earth.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
humble
a) arrogant
b) polite
c) quiet
d) gentle
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a) arrogant. An arrogant person thinks too highly of themselves, unlike a humble one.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our cricket captain is humble and always praises the bowlers furst.
a) furst
b) humble
c) captain
d) praises
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a) furst. First is spelt with ir, as in bird.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
blumeh
a) bumble
b) mumble
c) rumble
d) humble
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d) humble. With an h among the letters, the word can only be humble.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) gentle
b) hummble
c) modest
d) polite
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b) hummble. Humble has only one m.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which child is being humble?
a) Ved, who says he is the best at everything
b) Priya, who says her team helped her win
c) Sara, who laughs at slower runners
d) Rohit, who boasts about his marks all day
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b) Priya, who says her team helped her win
2. Pick the humble meal.
a) a ten-course feast
b) dal, rice and pickle
c) a grand wedding buffet
d) a royal banquet
Show answer
b) dal, rice and pickle
