What does noble mean?
Word: Noble
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Noble means having good, honest and generous qualities that people admire. It can also describe a family of high rank in old times.
Synonyms: honourable, generous, worthy
Antonyms: mean
How do you spell noble?
Syllables: no - ble
Tricky part: The word ends in ble, not bel or bal. Nobel, with el at the end, is a name, as in the Nobel Prize.
Watch out for: nobal, nobul, nobbel
Memory tip: Noble ends with the same ble you see in table, cable and humble. A noble king sits at the table.
Noble in a sentence
Example 1: Sharing your lunch with a hungry classmate is a noble act.
Example 2: The story told of a noble queen who cared for the poor.
Example 3: Teaching children to read is a noble job.
Fun Fact
Helium, neon and argon are called noble gases because they hardly ever react with other elements.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: noble
a) gentle
b) brave
c) selfish
d) royal
Show answer
c) selfish. A noble person thinks of others first; a selfish person thinks only of their own wants.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Helping the old man across the bisy road was a noble thing to do.
a) across
b) Helping
c) noble
d) bisy
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d) bisy. Busy is spelt with a u, even though it sounds like bizzy.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) gratefull
b) noble
c) corageous
d) sinsere
Show answer
b) noble. Only noble is right; the others need fixing to courageous, sincere and grateful.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
noable
a) o
b) a
c) e
d) b
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b) a. Noble has no a: the b follows the o straight away.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A noble deed would be ____.
a) copying a friend's homework
b) keeping a wallet you found
c) giving your old books to a village library
d) blaming your sister for a mess
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c) giving your old books to a village library
2. In old England, a person from a noble family might be ____.
a) a farmer
b) a blacksmith
c) a shepherd
d) a duke
Show answer
d) a duke
