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Spell Bee Word: illness


Basic Details

Word: Illness

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A disease or a period of being unwell in the body or mind.

Synonyms: sickness, ailment, disease

Antonyms: health, wellness

How to Spell Illness

Syllables: ill - ness

Tricky part: Ill keeps its double l and ness keeps its double s, so the word has two pairs of double letters.

Watch out for: ilness, illnes, ilnes

Memory tip: Two whole parts, ill + ness, and each part has a pair: ll then ss. Nothing is dropped where they meet.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our neighbour is recovering well after a long illness.

Example 2: Many illnesses can be avoided by washing hands with soap.

Example 3: Rehan missed the trip because of a sudden illness.

Fun Fact

Ill once meant evil or bad, a sense that still lives on in ill will and ill-treated.

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Word Makeup

Pick the root word that takes this suffix to make a real word:

-ness

a) doctor
b) cure
c) health
d) ill

Show answer

d) ill. Ill + ness gives illness; cureness, healthness and doctorness do not exist.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

After a long ilness, our school principal returned in January and was welcomed back with flowers and a song by the choir.

a) welcomed
b) choir
c) principal
d) ilness

Show answer

d) ilness. The word ill always has two l's, and they stay when ness is added.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word illness as used in the sentence:

His sudden illness meant that he had to miss the state chess championship in Nagpur.

a) health
b) sickness
c) disease
d) ailment

Show answer

a) health. Health is the state of being well, the opposite of illness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word means almost the same as illness?

a) remedy
b) fitness
c) recovery
d) ailment

Show answer

d) ailment

2. Which of these helps prevent illness?

a) washing hands with soap
b) sharing water bottles
c) sleeping very little
d) skipping meals

Show answer

a) washing hands with soap

Associated Words

expositionqualifiedpartlypassiveaccepted
exertedjackinventedchoicefamine

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