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Spell Bee Word: Husband


Basic Details

Word: Husband

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The man a woman is married to.

Synonyms: spouse

How to Spell Husband

Syllables: hus - band

Tricky part: The second part sounds like bund but is spelt band. The s in the middle sounds like a z.

Watch out for: husbend, husban, hasband

Memory tip: A husband often wears a wedding band on his finger, and the word itself ends in band.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Mrs Sharma's husband teaches science at our school.

Example 2: My aunt and her husband came to visit us for Pongal.

Example 3: The farmer and her husband work in the rice fields together.

Fun Fact

Husband comes from an old Norse word meaning master of the house. The same root gives us husbandry, the work of farming and raising animals.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) nephew
b) uncle
c) cousin
d) husbend

Show answer

d) husbend. The last part of husband is band, with an a.

Word Connection

Select the feminine form of the word: husband

a) wife
b) husbandess
c) bride
d) widow

Show answer

a) wife. A husband's partner in marriage is his wife; husbandess is not a real word.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dbsunah

a) husband
b) husbund
c) hasband
d) husbnad

Show answer

a) husband. Put hus first, then band.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

h_sb_nd

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

Show answer

d) u, a. Husband has u after the h and a before the nd.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A woman's husband is her ____.

a) teacher
b) neighbour
c) married partner
d) brother

Show answer

c) married partner

2. Which word goes with husband in the same way that king goes with queen?

a) girl
b) aunt
c) wife
d) sister

Show answer

c) wife

Associated Words

historicbadinterestingknockfresh
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