What does jealousy mean?
Word: Jealousy
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Jealousy means an unhappy or angry feeling because someone has something you want, or because you are afraid of losing someone's love or attention.
Synonyms: resentment, possessiveness
Antonyms: contentment, trust
How do you spell jealousy?
Syllables: jeal - ous - y
Tricky part: The short e sound after j is spelt ea, as in head. Jelousy is a very common slip.
Watch out for: jelousy, jealosy
Memory tip: Jealousy eats away at you: the e and a of eat come straight after the j.
Jealousy in a sentence
Example 1: A flash of jealousy crossed her face when her brother got the new cycle.
Example 2: Jealousy between the two shopkeepers led to a silly contest over who had the brightest sign.
Example 3: The baby elephant showed jealousy when the keeper fed another calf first.
Fun Fact
In Shakespeare's play Othello, the villain Iago warns of jealousy and calls it the green-eyed monster. The phrase is still used today.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: jealousy
a) pride
b) envy
c) pity
d) joy
Show answer
b) envy. Feeling bad because someone else has what you want is envy.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
jeallousy
a) l
b) s
c) o
d) u
Show answer
a) l. One l is enough; it sits just before ous.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ojyalues
a) joyously
b) jealousy
c) jersey
d) jewels
Show answer
b) jealousy. Joyously needs a second o and a second y, jersey needs an r, and jewels needs a w.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) jealousy
b) delight
c) sorrow
d) lonliness
Show answer
d) lonliness. Loneliness keeps the e of lone; sorrow, delight and jealousy are correct.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A child who feels jealousy when a baby sister arrives may be afraid of ____.
a) getting wet in rain
b) the dark at night
c) losing her parents' attention
d) school exams
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c) losing her parents' attention
2. Which of these sentences shows jealousy?
a) Ravi sulked when his friend got a new bat.
b) Ravi shared his lunch with a new pupil.
c) Ravi thanked his aunt for the books.
d) Ravi clapped when his friend won a prize.
Show answer
a) Ravi sulked when his friend got a new bat.
