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Spell Bee Word: Inhabit


What does inhabit mean?

Word: Inhabit

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Inhabit means to live in a place, used especially of a group of people or animals.

Synonyms: occupy

How do you spell inhabit?

Syllables: in - hab - it

Tricky part: There is only one b. Students who think of the double b in rabbit or hobby sometimes write inhabbit.

Watch out for: inhabbit, enhabit

Memory tip: A rabbit may inhabit a field, but only the rabbit gets two b's; inhabit keeps just one.

Inhabit in a sentence

Example 1: Thousands of flamingos inhabit the salt flats of the Rann of Kutch in winter.

Example 2: Many kinds of monkeys inhabit the forests of the Western Ghats.

Example 3: Nobody has inhabited the old fort for two hundred years.

Fun Fact

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are made up of hundreds of islands, but fewer than 40 of them are inhabited.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Twins

Read the two sentences and choose the correct option:

1. Penguins inhabit the icy coasts of Antarctica. 2. Shyness can inhabit a child from speaking up in class.

a) only 1
b) only 2
c) neither
d) both

Show answer

a) only 1. Sentence 2 needs inhibit, which means to hold someone back.

Word Fusion

Choose the two parts that join to make a real word:

1. un 2. habit 3. pre 4. in 5. ent 6. ex

a) 4 and 2
b) 6 and 2
c) 3 and 5
d) 1 and 2

Show answer

a) 4 and 2. Only in and habit join to make a real word, inhabit.

Sound Check

In which word is 'h' pronounced differently?

a) rehearse
b) inhabit
c) honest
d) behave

Show answer

c) honest. The h in honest is silent; in inhabit, behave and rehearse you hear it.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) prohibit
b) inhabet
c) inherit
d) exhibit

Show answer

b) inhabet. Inhabit ends in -it, just like exhibit and prohibit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which creature is most likely to inhabit a coral reef?

a) camel
b) penguin
c) yak
d) clownfish

Show answer

d) clownfish

2. Which word means the opposite of inhabited?

a) deserted
b) crowded
c) busy
d) populated

Show answer

a) deserted

Associated Words

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