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What does quarrelsome mean?

Word: Quarrelsome

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Quarrelsome means likely to argue or pick fights often, even over small things.

Synonyms: argumentative, combative, bad-tempered

Antonyms: peaceable, easy-going

How do you spell quarrelsome?

Syllables: quar - rel - some

Tricky part: Quarrel has a double r. In British spelling quarrelled and quarrelling double the l, but this word keeps a single l.

Watch out for: quarelsome, quarrellsome, quarrelsum

Memory tip: Two people in a quarrel roar at each other - the rr in the middle is the roar.

Quarrelsome in a sentence

Example 1: The quarrelsome neighbours argued about whose turn it was to sweep the stairs.

Example 2: Our cat becomes quarrelsome when another cat comes near the window.

Example 3: A quarrelsome player can spoil the spirit of the whole team.

Fun Fact

Quarrel came into English from Old French querele, a complaint, which goes back to the Latin querela. A quarrel was first a complaint against someone.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

quarrel

a) sam
b) sume
c) some
d) sum

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c) some. The ending that means tending to is some, as in tiresome.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: quarrelsome

a) stubborn
b) agreeable
c) nervous
d) talkative

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b) agreeable. An agreeable person gets along with others, the very opposite of someone who picks fights.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

quarrelsomme

a) r
b) e
c) m
d) l

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c) m. Some, the ending, has a single m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which behaviour best describes a quarrelsome child?

a) forgets to bring his books
b) starts arguments over every game
c) gets upset easily when he loses
d) talks loudly all through class

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b) starts arguments over every game

2. The quarrelsome shopkeeper ____ with almost every customer who came in.

a) joked
b) laughed
c) argued
d) chatted

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c) argued

Associated Words

Words that end in -some: chromosome, cumbersome, wholesome, troublesome

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: argumentative, peaceable

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