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Spell Bee Word: ridiculous


Basic Details

Word: Ridiculous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: So silly or unreasonable that it makes people laugh or shake their heads.

Synonyms: silly, absurd, foolish, laughable

Antonyms: sensible, reasonable, serious

How to Spell Ridiculous

Syllables: ri - dic - u - lous

Tricky part: It begins with ri, not re, because it comes from ridicule. The middle vowel is u, and the ending is ous.

Watch out for: rediculous, ridiculus, ridicolous

Memory tip: Start from ridicule, drop its final e and add ous: ridicul + ous. Whatever is ridiculous deserves ridicule.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Wearing a woollen sweater in the May heat of Nagpur would be ridiculous.

Example 2: The clown wore a ridiculous hat with a rubber chicken on top.

Example 3: It is ridiculous to say that homework can be finished in two minutes.

Fun Fact

Ridiculous comes from the Latin verb ridere, to laugh. Deride, meaning to mock, comes from the same Latin root.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

rid_c_lous

a) i, o
b) e, u
c) e, o
d) i, u

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d) i, u. Think of ridicule: after rid comes ic, then ul before the ous ending.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) tremendous
b) dangerous
c) jealous
d) rediculous

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d) rediculous. The opening must be ri, as in ridicule.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: ridiculous

a) foolish
b) absurd
c) comical
d) sensible

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d) sensible. Absurd, foolish and comical all mean much the same as ridiculous; sensible is its opposite.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these ideas is ridiculous?

a) carrying an umbrella in the rain
b) reading before bedtime
c) drinking water on a hot day
d) keeping an elephant in a school bag

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d) keeping an elephant in a school bag

2. Someone who feels ridiculous in a costume feels ____.

a) angry and loud
b) proud and brave
c) foolish and embarrassed
d) sleepy and calm

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c) foolish and embarrassed

Associated Words

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