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Spell Bee Word: Resource


What does resource mean?

Word: Resource

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Resource means something useful that people can use when they need it, such as water, money, books or skills.

Synonyms: asset

How do you spell resource?

Syllables: re - source

Tricky part: The end is ce, not se, even though it sounds like s.

Watch out for: resorce, resourse, resouce

Memory tip: Four people share one water tank, their main resource: four and resource spell that middle sound with the same o-u-r.

Resource in a sentence

Example 1: Water is a precious resource, so turn off the tap while brushing.

Example 2: The school library is the best resource for our history project.

Example 3: Teachers shared online resources to help us revise for the exam.

Fun Fact

Companies call their workers human resources, which is why the office that hires staff is often called HR.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The old well was the only ressource of water for the whole village.

a) village
b) whole
c) ressource
d) well

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c) ressource. Only one s follows the re; a double s is the French spelling.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) evidance
b) experiance
c) sentance
d) resource

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d) resource. The three nouns ending in ence have been given ance; resource is correct.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: resource

a) lack
b) waste
c) problem
d) supply

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d) supply. A supply of something useful is a resource.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a natural resource?

a) a steel spoon
b) sunlight
c) a cotton shirt
d) a plastic bucket

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b) sunlight

2. A country rich in natural resources has plenty of ____.

a) forests, minerals and water
b) schools and hospitals
c) shops, cinemas and malls
d) roads, bridges and flyovers

Show answer

a) forests, minerals and water

Associated Words

Words that end in -rce: fierce, reinforce, commerce, pierce

More words from this list

summit, weighty, bad, crater, efficient, grotto, limb, peculiar

Next steps

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