Basic Details
Word: Quality
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: How good or bad something is. It can also mean a feature of a person's character, such as honesty.
Synonyms: standard, grade, feature, trait
How to Spell Quality
Syllables: qual - i - ty
Tricky part: After qu the vowel is a, even though it sounds like o (kwol). The l is single and the ending is ity.
Watch out for: qualaty, quallity, qwality, qualitie
Memory tip: Hear kwol but write qual - the u always follows q, and the a hides behind it.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The quality of the mangoes from Ratnagiri is well known.
Example 2: Kindness is her best quality.
Example 3: This old radio still gives sound of excellent quality.
Fun Fact
In India, the ISI mark on products such as helmets and gas cylinders shows that they meet standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word:
1. quality 2. garantee 3. relyable 4. durible
a) how good or bad something is
b) able to be trusted
c) a firm promise that something will work
d) lasting a long time
Show answer
a) how good or bad something is. Guarantee has a u after the g, reliable uses an i in the middle, and durable ends in able.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word 'quality' as used in the sentence:
The quality of the cotton grown in this village is famous across Gujarat.
a) standard
b) colour
c) price
d) quantity
Show answer
a) standard. Quality is about the standard of the cotton, not how much there is or what it costs.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:
The tailor always checks the tyliqua of the cloth before he cuts it.
a) quantity
b) equality
c) quality
d) qualify
Show answer
c) quality. Equality needs an e, quantity an n, and qualify an f - none of which the jumble has.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Something of poor quality is usually ____.
a) brand new
b) rather heavy
c) badly made
d) very costly
Show answer
c) badly made
2. Patience is a good quality. Here quality means ____.
a) an amount of something
b) the price of a thing
c) a kind of cloth
d) a feature of a person
Show answer
d) a feature of a person
