What does reasonably mean?
Word: Reasonably
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: Reasonably means fairly or quite, but not very. It can also mean in a sensible, fair way.
Synonyms: fairly, quite
How do you spell reasonably?
Syllables: rea - son - a - bly
Tricky part: It starts with reason, so the first vowel sound is spelt ea: never resonably.
Watch out for: resonably, reesonably, raesonably
Memory tip: Give a good reason and you are acting reasonably: the ea of reason never changes.
Reasonably in a sentence
Example 1: The weather was reasonably warm for a December morning.
Example 2: If you study reasonably hard, you will pass the test.
Example 3: The shopkeeper dealt reasonably with our complaint and changed the torn shirt.
Fun Fact
Reason came into English through French raison from Latin ratio, the same root that gives the word ratio.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word reasonably as used in the sentence:
Mother asked us to talk the problem over reasonably instead of shouting.
a) sensibly
b) irrationally
c) calmly
d) politely
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b) irrationally. Acting irrationally means without good sense, the reverse of acting reasonably.
Word Makeup
Only one of these words forms an adverb by changing its final e to y. Choose it.
a) sincere
b) brave
c) polite
d) reasonable
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d) reasonable. Reasonable becomes reasonably; sincere, polite and brave keep the e and add ly.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are misspelt. Choose the meaning of the one spelt correctly.
1. logicle 2. reasonably 3. arguement 4. sensable
a) fairly, or in a sensible way
b) to do with clear thinking
c) a disagreement in words
d) having or showing good sense
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a) fairly, or in a sensible way. Argument drops the e of argue, logical ends in al, and sensible ends in ible.
Mingle-Mangle
Rearrange the jumbled letters in the sentence to form the right word:
Prices at the village mela were nlrbeosyaa low, so we bought gifts for everyone.
a) personally
b) seasonably
c) reasonably
d) rationally
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c) reasonably. Seasonably needs a second s, personally a p and two l's, and rationally a t and an i.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A reasonably priced bag is one that ____.
a) costs far more than it should
b) costs a fair amount, not too much
c) is given away free
d) is sold only in big cities
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b) costs a fair amount, not too much
2. Which pupil is acting reasonably?
a) Asha, who hears both sides before deciding
b) Sunil, who changes his mind every minute
c) Tara, who will not listen to any ideas
d) Vikram, who decides before anyone speaks
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a) Asha, who hears both sides before deciding
