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Spell Bee Word: senseless


Basic Details

Word: Senseless

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Having no sense or purpose; foolish. It can also mean unconscious, as when someone is knocked senseless.

Synonyms: pointless, foolish, meaningless, unconscious

Antonyms: sensible, meaningful, wise

How to Spell Senseless

Syllables: sense - less

Tricky part: The e at the end of sense stays before less, so it is not sensless. The ending less always has a double s.

Watch out for: sensless, senseles, sencless

Memory tip: Write the full word sense, then add the full word less. Two whole words, nothing taken away.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Cutting down the old banyan tree for a parking spot was a senseless decision.

Example 2: It is senseless to argue about who ate the last laddoo.

Example 3: The boxer was knocked senseless in the third round.

Fun Fact

The only vowel in senseless is e, and it appears three times. The letter s appears four times.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

sense

a) less
b) lass
c) lis
d) les

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a) less. The suffix meaning without is less, as in careless and helpless.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: senseless

a) useful
b) sensible
c) pointless
d) careful

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c) pointless. Something senseless has no point, so pointless matches it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

sensseless

a) e
b) s
c) l
d) n

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b) s. Sense has only one s in the middle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which action is senseless?

a) saving water during summer
b) leaving the tap running for no reason
c) switching off a fan in an empty room
d) closing the fridge door

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b) leaving the tap running for no reason

2. Senseless and sensible are ____.

a) two spellings of one word
b) names of animals
c) both verbs
d) opposites

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d) opposites

Associated Words

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