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Spell Bee Word: injury


Basic Details

Word: Injury

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Harm done to the body, such as a cut, a sprain or a broken bone.

Synonyms: wound, hurt, harm

How to Spell Injury

Syllables: in - ju - ry

Tricky part: The middle vowel is u, and the word ends in y. In the plural the y changes: injuries.

Watch out for: injery, injurey, enjury

Memory tip: Hidden inside is jury, the group of people in a court: in + jury = injury.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Always wear a helmet when cycling to avoid a head injury.

Example 2: The PT teacher keeps a first-aid box ready in case of an injury on sports day.

Example 3: Dadaji's old back injury aches on cold mornings.

Fun Fact

For a minor sprain, doctors often suggest RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation, which means keeping the hurt part raised.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

injury

a) cure
b) wound
c) remedy
d) comfort

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b) wound. A wound is damage to the body, while a cure, comfort and a remedy all help it heal.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rujiny

a) indulge
b) injury
c) inquiry
d) injure

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b) injury. Inquiry needs a q and injure an e; injury uses exactly r, u, j, i, n and y.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The cricket captain missed the final because of a knee injery he got during practice.

a) final
b) captain
c) injery
d) practice

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c) injery. Keep the u from injure: in-ju-ry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick the one that counts as an injury.

a) a sprained ankle
b) a sneeze
c) a yawn
d) a sore throat from a cold

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a) a sprained ankle

2. The plural of injury is ____.

a) injurys
b) injuries
c) injuryes
d) injures

Show answer

b) injuries

Associated Words

bureaucriterionartisandashboardmediocre
textilequotationcharacterjournalcabinet

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