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Spell Bee Word: Nourishing


Basic Details

Word: Nourishing

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy.

Synonyms: nutritious, wholesome, healthy

Antonyms: unhealthy, unwholesome

How to Spell Nourishing

Syllables: nour - ish - ing

Tricky part: It is said like nur, but it is spelt with our. Students often write nurishing.

Watch out for: nurishing, norishing, nourshing

Memory tip: Nourishing food is good for our bodies, and the word our sits right after the n: n-our-ishing.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Khichdi with ghee is a nourishing meal when you are unwell.

Example 2: Sprouts make a nourishing snack for the lunch box.

Example 3: Mother's milk is the most nourishing food for a newborn.

Fun Fact

Nourish comes from the Latin nutrire, to feed, which also gave English the words nutrition and nurse.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

n__rishing

a) o
b) oo
c) ou
d) u

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c) ou. The nur sound here is spelt with our, so the gap takes o and u.

Word Tally

How many words are misspelt in the sentence?

Amma says a bowl of hot dal and rice is the most nourishing meal after a long day, especialy in winter, when the evnings are cold.

a) 1
b) 3
c) 0
d) 2

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d) 2. Especially needs a double l, and evenings has an e after the v.

Word Puzzle

Match the words in the two lists:

1. nourishing 2. drowsy 3. famous a. sleepy b. wholesome c. renowned

a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
b) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
d) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b

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c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c. Nourishing food is wholesome, a drowsy child is sleepy and a famous singer is renowned.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is the most nourishing snack?

a) a bottle of fizzy drink
b) a handful of roasted chana
c) a bar of sticky candy
d) a packet of fried chips

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b) a handful of roasted chana

2. To nourish a young plant, you would ____ it.

a) hide and cover
b) cut and burn
c) paint and polish
d) feed and water

Show answer

d) feed and water

Associated Words

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