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Spell Bee Word: Kindness


What does kindness mean?

Word: Kindness

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Kindness means being friendly, gentle and caring towards others.

Synonyms: care, gentleness, goodness

How do you spell kindness?

Syllables: kind - ness

Tricky part: Two n's meet in the middle, one from kind and one from ness. Kinness, with one n, is a usual error.

Watch out for: kinness, kindniss, kyndness

Memory tip: Two friends hold hands in the middle of kindness: the n of kind and the n of ness.

Kindness in a sentence

Example 1: Sharing your lunch with a hungry friend is an act of kindness.

Example 2: The nurse treated every patient with kindness.

Example 3: Small acts of kindness make a classroom a happy place.

Fun Fact

World Kindness Day is celebrated on 13 November every year.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) courage
b) honesty
c) patience
d) kindnes

Show answer

d) kindnes. The ending ness always has two s's.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: kindness

a) pity
b) meanness
c) warmth
d) patience

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b) meanness. Meanness is the opposite of kindness; warmth, pity and patience sit close to it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

k_ndn_ss

a) i, a
b) i, e
c) e, e
d) y, e

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b) i, e. Kind has an i and ness has an e.

Word Makeup

Choose the correct prefix to complete the word:

kindness

a) mis
b) dis
c) un
d) in

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c) un. Un turns kindness into unkindness, being unkind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is an act of kindness?

a) pushing ahead in the lunch queue
b) hiding a classmate's pencil
c) laughing when a classmate trips
d) helping a classmate pick up books

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d) helping a classmate pick up books

2. 'Thank you for your kindness,' said Dadi to the boy. What had he done?

a) broken her favourite vase
b) eaten all her sweets
c) forgotten her birthday
d) carried her heavy bags home

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d) carried her heavy bags home

Associated Words

friendlyjusticeskiingcalendaradapter
shamededicationpaintbrushenormousinventor

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