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Spell Bee Word: literacy


Basic Details

Word: Literacy

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The ability to read and write. It can also mean knowing how to use something, as in computer literacy.

Antonyms: illiteracy

How to Spell Literacy

Syllables: lit - er - a - cy

Tricky part: There is only one t, the vowels go e then a (lit-er-a), and the ending is cy, not sy or cey.

Watch out for: litracy, literasy, litteracy, literacey

Memory tip: Literate drops its te and takes cy, the same change that turns private into privacy: litera-te, litera-cy.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The NGO runs a literacy class for women in the village every evening.

Example 2: Computer literacy is now as useful as knowing how to write a letter.

Example 3: Reading to children at bedtime builds their early literacy.

Fun Fact

International Literacy Day is observed every year on 8 September; UNESCO set it up in the 1960s.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

literacy

a) education
b) learning
c) illiteracy
d) knowledge

Show answer

c) illiteracy. Illiteracy means not being able to read or write; the other three are all about learning.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

lit_r_cy

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

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c) e, a. Hear the parts lit-er-a-cy: first an e, then an a.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) accuracy
b) privacy
c) democracy
d) literasy

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d) literasy. Literacy finishes with cy, as privacy and accuracy do.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which skill is part of literacy?

a) swimming
b) cooking rice
c) reading a story
d) running fast

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c) reading a story

2. A literacy drive in a village aims to ____.

a) sell books
b) plant trees
c) build a new road
d) teach people to read and write

Show answer

d) teach people to read and write

Associated Words

barrenextinguishercosmicesteemmicroscope
consciencefallacyprimitivedemolishnumerous

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