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Spell Bee Word: irritable


Basic Details

Word: Irritable

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Easily annoyed or made cross, often because you are tired, hungry or unwell.

Synonyms: grumpy, cranky, bad-tempered

Antonyms: calm, cheerful, good-humoured

How to Spell Irritable

Syllables: ir - ri - ta - ble

Tricky part: The r is doubled at the start but the t is single. The ending is able, not ible.

Watch out for: iritable, irritible, irratable, irritabel

Memory tip: Irritate turns into irritable: take off te and add able. If people can irritate you easily, you are irritable.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Baby Anya gets irritable when she misses her afternoon nap.

Example 2: The heat inside the crowded bus in May made everyone irritable.

Example 3: Papa is never irritable after his morning walk in the park.

Fun Fact

Hunger can make people irritable, and English speakers now have a word for it: hangry, a mix of hungry and angry, added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2018.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

irritable

a) cheerful
b) gentle
c) grumpy
d) patient

Show answer

c) grumpy. Grumpy people, like irritable ones, get cross easily; patient, cheerful and gentle people do not.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) miserable
b) suitable
c) comfortable
d) irritible

Show answer

d) irritible. Irritable takes able, the same ending as comfortable and miserable.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

irrittable

a) t
b) b
c) i
d) r

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a) t. The r is doubled, but the t comes only once.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An irritable person is likely to ____.

a) sleep for hours
b) sing loudly
c) laugh at every joke
d) snap at small things

Show answer

d) snap at small things

2. What can make a person irritable?

a) missing sleep
b) a good rest
c) a warm bath
d) a kind word

Show answer

a) missing sleep

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