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Spell Bee Word: Humorous


Basic Details

Word: Humorous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Funny and making people laugh or smile.

Synonyms: funny, amusing, comic

Antonyms: serious

Sounds like: humerus (the long bone in the upper arm)

How to Spell Humorous

Syllables: hu - mor - ous

Tricky part: Even in Indian spelling, the u in the middle of humour is dropped before ous: humorous, not humourous. The middle vowel is o, not e.

Watch out for: humerous, humorus, humoros

Memory tip: Humour drops its second u when it puts on ous, just as glamour becomes glamorous.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Tenali Raman's humorous stories make the whole class giggle.

Example 2: Papa gave a humorous speech at the wedding.

Example 3: The comic book was so humorous that I read it twice.

Fun Fact

The funny bone is not a bone at all. The tingly feeling comes from a nerve near the humerus, a bone whose name sounds just like humorous.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) danjerous
b) humorous
c) mischevous
d) curiuos

Show answer

b) humorous. Only humorous is right; compare mischievous, curious and dangerous.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

humorous

a) boring
b) gloomy
c) serious
d) amusing

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d) amusing. Humorous and amusing both describe something that makes you laugh.

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to form a word:

hum_r_us

a) a, o
b) o, o
c) o, u
d) e, o

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b) o, o. Humorous has o twice: hum-or-ous.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which story sounds humorous?

a) a news report about floods
b) a list of rules
c) a science textbook chapter
d) a story about a clumsy elephant who keeps sneezing

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d) a story about a clumsy elephant who keeps sneezing

2. The long bone in your upper arm has a name that sounds like humorous. It is the ____.

a) humid
b) human
c) humour
d) humerus

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d) humerus

Associated Words

intenddaydreampatientchapelloyalty
separatesurpriseenvysupermarketadopt

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