What does relief mean?
Word: Relief
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Relief means the good, easy feeling when worry or pain goes away. It also means food, water and other help sent to people after a flood or storm.
Synonyms: ease
Antonyms: worry
How do you spell relief?
Syllables: re - lief
Tricky part: The middle is ie, not ei. Releif and releaf both turn up often in tests.
Watch out for: releif, releaf
Memory tip: Relief comes when a worry turns out to be a lie: find lie inside the word and the i stays in front of the e.
Relief in a sentence
Example 1: What a relief it was to find my lost bag on the bus.
Example 2: The cool breeze brought relief after the hot afternoon.
Example 3: Relief trucks carried rice and water to the flooded villages.
Fun Fact
A relief map shows hills and valleys raised or shaded, so you can see how high the land is just by looking at it.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) greatful
b) calmnes
c) relief
d) comfurt
Show answer
c) relief. Comfurt needs an o in place of its u, greatful should begin grat, and calmnes is missing an s.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
relief
a) burden
b) comfort
c) anxiety
d) distress
Show answer
b) comfort. Relief brings comfort; distress, anxiety and a burden are what it takes away.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
rellief
a) i
b) f
c) r
d) l
Show answer
d) l. One l is all the word needs.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
r_lie_
a) a, f
b) e, v
c) e, f
d) i, f
Show answer
c) e, f. The word starts with re and ends with a plain f.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which moment would bring a sigh of relief?
a) leaving your lunch box at home
b) finding your ticket just before the train leaves
c) dropping your ice cream on the road
d) missing the train by one minute
Show answer
b) finding your ticket just before the train leaves
2. Riya's legs ached after the long race. Which would most likely bring her relief?
a) resting them on a cushion
b) running another lap
c) carrying a heavy bag
d) standing in a queue for an hour
Show answer
a) resting them on a cushion
