What does morality mean?
Word: Morality
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Morality means ideas about what is right and wrong in the way people behave.
Synonyms: ethics, goodness, virtue
Antonyms: immorality, wickedness
How do you spell morality?
Syllables: mo - ral - i - ty
Tricky part: The ending is ity, as in reality and quality, never ety.
Watch out for: moralety, morrality
Memory tip: Reality, quality and morality all end the same way, in ity.
Morality in a sentence
Example 1: The story made us think about the morality of telling a lie to help a friend.
Example 2: Gandhiji's ideas about truth shaped the morality of millions of people.
Example 3: Many old folk tales are about honesty and morality.
Fun Fact
The Panchatantra, a collection of Indian animal fables more than 1,500 years old, was written to teach young princes good conduct and wise living.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) morality
b) reallity
c) vitality
d) quality
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b) reallity. Reality has a single l, like quality.
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order: o, a
a) m__r__lity
b) f__t__lity
c) h__st__lity
d) v__t__lity
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a) m__r__lity. Fatality takes a twice, hostility o and i, and vitality i and a.
Word Champ
Read the statements and choose the correct option:
1. Morality is our sense of what is good or bad behaviour. 2. A sculptor is an artist who makes statues from stone, wood or metal. 3. A veterinary doctor treats sick plants.
a) all three are correct
b) both 2 and 3
c) only 1
d) both 1 and 2
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d) both 1 and 2. The third statement is false: a veterinary doctor treats sick animals.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which question is about morality?
a) What time does the shop open?
b) How far is the Moon from Earth?
c) Which train goes to Pune?
d) Is it fair to keep a purse you find?
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d) Is it fair to keep a purse you find?
2. Which sentence uses morality correctly?
a) She read out the morality at the end of the fable.
b) The morality of the old fort walls was very strong.
c) Winning the first match lifted the team's morality.
d) The class discussed the morality of copying homework.
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d) The class discussed the morality of copying homework.
