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Spell Bee Word: Inhabitant


Basic Details

Word: Inhabitant

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person or animal that lives in a particular place.

Synonyms: resident, dweller, native, occupant

Antonyms: visitor

How to Spell Inhabitant

Syllables: in - hab - it - ant

Tricky part: The b is single, and the ending is -ant, not -ent.

Watch out for: inhabitent, inhabbitant, enhabitant

Memory tip: Living in one place becomes a habit. Keep the word habit whole, with in- in front and -ant after it.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The oldest inhabitant of our colony remembers when the area was all paddy fields.

Example 2: Polar bears are inhabitants of the Arctic, not the Antarctic.

Example 3: The island's few hundred inhabitants travel to the mainland by boat.

Fun Fact

The Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific Ocean have fewer than sixty inhabitants, making them one of the least populated territories in the world.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

inhabbitant

a) b
b) n
c) h
d) t

Show answer

a) b. Habit has one b, and inhabitant keeps it single.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word inhabitant as used in the sentence:

Every inhabitant of the hill village was asked to plant one tree before the rains.

a) builder
b) owner
c) visitor
d) resident

Show answer

d) resident. A resident is someone who lives in a place, which is what an inhabitant is; a visitor only comes for a while.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:

The tiger is the most famous bantithain of the Sundarbans.

a) inhabitant
b) inhalation
c) habitation
d) inheritance

Show answer

a) inhabitant. The jumble has a b and two t's but no r, o or l, so it spells inhabitant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The camel is a well-known inhabitant of ____.

a) the rainforest
b) the desert
c) the ocean floor
d) the Arctic

Show answer

b) the desert

2. The verb related to inhabitant is ____.

a) inherit
b) inhibit
c) inhabit
d) inhale

Show answer

c) inhabit

Associated Words

exhaustedirrespectiveringleaderlifelongweighty
perspectivescrutinisealthoughfascinateddisinherited

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