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Spell Bee Word: Never-ending


Basic Details

Word: Never-ending

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Seeming to go on for ever, or lasting a very long time.

Synonyms: endless, ceaseless, unending, constant

Antonyms: brief, short-lived, temporary

How to Spell Never-ending

Syllables: nev - er - end - ing

Tricky part: It is two whole words joined by a hyphen. Students double the d or the v, or forget the hyphen.

Watch out for: never-endding, nevver-ending, never-endinng

Memory tip: Never + ending with a hyphen between them. Each half is spelt exactly as it is on its own, so nothing gets doubled.

Usage Examples

Example 1: On the first of the month, the line at the ration shop looked never-ending.

Example 2: Mum calls the laundry a never-ending job.

Example 3: The never-ending honking outside kept me awake.

Fun Fact

The fantasy novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, published in German in 1979, writes the word as one in its English title, unlike the dictionary spelling.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) never-ending
b) time-consumming
c) long-lastting
d) record-breakking

Show answer

a) never-ending. Never-ending keeps both halves as they are; the others wrongly double t, m and k.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word never-ending as used in the sentence:

The work on the flyover near our school felt never-ending to the shopkeepers below.

a) endless
b) sudden
c) brief
d) narrow

Show answer

a) endless. Endless says it seems to have no finish, which is just the sense here.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

nev_r-end_ng

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

Show answer

d) e, i. Never keeps its e before the r, and the ending is a plain ing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A never-ending story is one that ____.

a) has no title
b) ends suddenly
c) is very sad
d) seems to go on for ever

Show answer

d) seems to go on for ever

2. Which of these is most often called never-ending?

a) a pile of homework
b) a blink
c) a single clap
d) a sneeze

Show answer

a) a pile of homework

Associated Words

admonishelegancecripplescandalisingscarecrow
accomplishmentadverbelectindentpickpocket

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