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Spell Bee Word: innocence


Basic Details

Word: Innocence

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The state of not having done anything wrong. It can also mean the simple trust of a young child who knows little about the bad things in the world.

Synonyms: purity, simplicity

Antonyms: guilt

How to Spell Innocence

Syllables: in - no - cence

Tricky part: There is a double n near the start (in + nocent), but only single c's after it. The ending is ence, not ense or ance.

Watch out for: inocence, innocense, innocance

Memory tip: Split it as IN-NO-CENCE: an innocent person is in no trouble. In no gives you the double n.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The puppy's big eyes were full of innocence as it sat beside the torn cushion.

Example 2: The CCTV footage proved the watchman's innocence.

Example 3: Little Aarav asked, with complete innocence, why the moon follows our car.

Fun Fact

Courts in India and many other countries treat an accused person as innocent until proven guilty, so it is the job of the prosecution to prove the crime.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

innocence

a) honesty
b) purity
c) simplicity
d) guilt

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d) guilt. Guilt means having done wrong; purity, honesty and simplicity sit on the innocent side.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) consiquence
b) patiance
c) violance
d) innocence

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d) innocence. Fix the slips in the other three and you get consequence, patience and violence.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

innoccence

a) n
b) e
c) o
d) c

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d) c. Only the n is doubled; the two c's are kept apart: in-no-cence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Innocence is the state of being ____.

a) quite rich
b) very clever
c) free from blame
d) very angry

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c) free from blame

2. The adjective that goes with innocence is ____.

a) innocent
b) innocently
c) innocented
d) innocentness

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a) innocent

Associated Words

deducthustlepreventablecomplicatedisposable
caretakeraccentsatisfactoryworshipnonchalant

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