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Spell Bee Word: poverty


Basic Details

Word: Poverty

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The state of being very poor and not having enough money for basic needs such as food and shelter.

Synonyms: hardship, need, want

Antonyms: wealth, riches, plenty

How to Spell Poverty

Syllables: pov - er - ty

Tricky part: The middle is er, not ar, and the v is single.

Watch out for: povarty, povety, poverity

Memory tip: Spot the word over inside: p-over-ty. Write p, then over, then ty.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Many charities work to help families living in poverty.

Example 2: Education is one of the best ways out of poverty.

Example 3: The story tells how the poet grew up in poverty but never stopped writing.

Fun Fact

Ending poverty is the first of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals agreed by United Nations members in 2015.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: poverty

a) wealth
b) misery
c) hardship
d) need

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a) wealth. Wealth means having plenty of money; hardship, need and misery go with poverty.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) charity
b) society
c) liberty
d) povarty

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d) povarty. Look for over in the middle of poverty.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

trevopy

a) property
b) pottery
c) poetry
d) poverty

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d) poverty. Only poverty has a v; property, pottery and poetry do not.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A family living in poverty may find it hard to ____.

a) breathe air
b) pay for food and rent
c) see the sky
d) hear music

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b) pay for food and rent

2. Which word comes from the same Latin root as poverty?

a) powder
b) pour
c) power
d) poor

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d) poor

Associated Words

besiegecellarfamishedquietlybridle
generationsuspicionwrinklegadgetflowerpot

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