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Spell Bee Word: portable


Basic Details

Word: Portable

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Light and small enough to be carried or moved easily.

Synonyms: movable, handy, lightweight, compact

Antonyms: fixed, immovable

How to Spell Portable

Syllables: por - ta - ble

Tricky part: It ends in able, not ible, and keeps the whole of port at the start.

Watch out for: portible, portabel, portabal

Memory tip: If you are able to carry it from port to port, it is portable: port + able.

Usage Examples

Example 1: We took a portable speaker to the picnic.

Example 2: The doctor carried a portable machine to check blood sugar.

Example 3: A portable fan is useful during summer power cuts.

Fun Fact

Port in portable comes from the Latin portare, to carry, which is also the root of porter and transport.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to complete the word:

port + ____

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

Show answer

c) able. Port takes -able, giving portable.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: portable

a) handy
b) fixed
c) light
d) movable

Show answer

b) fixed. A fixed machine is fastened in one place, so it cannot be carried about.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

atlobpre

a) portable
b) probable
c) palatable
d) potable

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a) portable. Potable leaves out the r, and probable and palatable need other letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is portable?

a) a swimming pool
b) a house
c) a mobile phone
d) a mountain

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c) a mobile phone

2. A portable radio can be ____.

a) used only in a car
b) carried from room to room
c) built into a wall
d) heard only at night

Show answer

b) carried from room to room

Associated Words

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