What does liberty mean?
Word: Liberty
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Liberty means the right to live, think, speak and act as you choose, within fair laws.
Synonyms: independence
Antonyms: captivity
How do you spell liberty?
Syllables: lib - er - ty
Tricky part: The middle is er, not ar or ir. Libarty and libirty are both common.
Watch out for: libarty, libirty
Memory tip: Every bird deserves liberty: the e-r of every sits in the middle of liberty too.
Idioms and Phrases
- take the liberty: to do something without asking permission first Example: "I took the liberty of watering your plants while you were away."
Liberty in a sentence
Example 1: The caged parrot was finally given its liberty and flew off to the mango tree.
Example 2: Every citizen has the liberty to follow any religion.
Example 3: On the last day of exams, we enjoyed our liberty with a long game of cricket.
Fun Fact
The Statue of Liberty in New York was a gift from the people of France and was unveiled in 1886.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
beltriy
a) lottery
b) library
c) literary
d) liberty
Show answer
d) liberty. Library and literary have an a, and lottery has an o and two t's.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
liberty
a) safety
b) freedom
c) silence
d) order
Show answer
b) freedom. Liberty and freedom both mean being free to choose.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) liberty
b) propety
c) socitey
d) poverti
Show answer
a) liberty. Property has an r after the e, poverty ends in y, and society has an ie before the t.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
l_ber_y
a) e, t
b) i, t
c) y, t
d) i, d
Show answer
b) i, t. The first vowel is i, and a t comes before the final y.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which choice shows liberty?
a) having to stay indoors all summer
b) being told exactly what to wear each day
c) being made to follow someone else's plan
d) choosing which book to read in your free time
Show answer
d) choosing which book to read in your free time
2. Leaders such as Gandhi worked for India's liberty. What were they working to end?
a) the long school holidays
b) the cricket season
c) the monsoon rains
d) rule by another country
Show answer
d) rule by another country
