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Spell Bee Word: miserable


Basic Details

Word: Miserable

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Very unhappy or uncomfortable. It can also describe something that makes you feel that way, like miserable weather.

Synonyms: unhappy, wretched, gloomy

Antonyms: cheerful, happy, joyful

How to Spell Miserable

Syllables: mis - er - a - ble

Tricky part: The ending is able, not ible. The e after s is easy to drop when the word is said fast.

Watch out for: miserible, misrable, miserabel

Memory tip: A miser is a person who hates spending money. Being a miser can make you miserable: miser + able.

Usage Examples

Example 1: I felt miserable when my best friend moved to another city.

Example 2: The rain made it a miserable day for the school sports meet.

Example 3: The stray dog looked cold and miserable under the bench.

Fun Fact

Les Miserables, a famous French novel by Victor Hugo, has a title meaning the miserable ones or the poor ones.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

miser

a) uble
b) eble
c) able
d) ible

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c) able. This word takes able, the same ending as comfortable.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

miserable

a) gloomy
b) cheerful
c) unhappy
d) wretched

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b) cheerful. Gloomy, wretched and unhappy are all close to miserable; cheerful is its opposite.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

berlimase

a) admirable
b) measurable
c) miserly
d) miserable

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d) miserable. Admirable has no s, measurable has a u, and miserly has a y, so only miserable uses these letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When might someone feel miserable?

a) when they get a gift
b) when they win a prize
c) when they meet a friend
d) when they have a bad cold

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d) when they have a bad cold

2. Miserable weather is most likely to be ____.

a) cold, wet and grey
b) sunny and pleasant
c) clear and bright
d) cool and breezy

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a) cold, wet and grey

Associated Words

assertionentitleimportancedeductbend
annulsubstitutearchitecturehazyfrightened

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