What does prejudice mean?
Word: Prejudice
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Prejudice means an unfair opinion about a person or group, formed without knowing the facts.
Synonyms: bias, unfairness, intolerance
Antonyms: open-mindedness, tolerance
How do you spell prejudice?
Syllables: prej - u - dice
Tricky part: There is no d before the j: predjudice is the most common mistake.
Watch out for: predjudice, prejidice
Memory tip: The j does the whole job of its sound by itself: no d goes in front of it.
Prejudice in a sentence
Example 1: Luca worked hard to get over his prejudice against people from the city.
Example 2: The film shows how prejudice can split a friendly neighbourhood.
Example 3: Meeting people from other states helped Anna let go of her prejudice.
Fun Fact
Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, first published in 1813, tells of a young woman who forms a poor opinion of a man at their first meeting and later finds she was wrong about him.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
A fair umpire never lets prejudise decide the result of a close match.
a) match
b) umpire
c) decide
d) prejudise
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d) prejudise. The ending is ice, with a c, as in justice.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
prejudice
a) partiality
b) bigotry
c) favouritism
d) fairness
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d) fairness. Bigotry, partiality and favouritism are all kinds of unfair judgement; fairness is the opposite.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) opinion
b) prejudice
c) stereotipe
d) tolerance
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c) stereotipe. Stereotype has a y, like type.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
eujrpiecd
a) prejudice
b) produce
c) practice
d) precipice
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a) prejudice. Only prejudice has a j, and the jumble has one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is an example of prejudice?
a) trusting a friend who has always been honest
b) disliking someone because of where they come from
c) choosing a mango because it smells ripe
d) picking the fastest runner for a relay team
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b) disliking someone because of where they come from
2. Nora decided she would not like the new girl before she had even spoken to her. What was Nora doing?
a) asking someone good questions
b) being patient with someone
c) judging someone too quickly
d) showing kindness to someone
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c) judging someone too quickly
