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Spell Bee Word: societal


Basic Details

Word: Societal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Connected with society as a whole and the way people live together.

Synonyms: social, communal, public

How to Spell Societal

Syllables: so - ci - e - tal

Tricky part: It keeps socie from society, then adds tal. Students often drop the e and write socital.

Watch out for: socital, societel, sociatal

Memory tip: Take society, remove the final y and put tal in its place: socie-ty becomes socie-tal.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Pollution is a societal problem that affects everyone in the city.

Example 2: The film shows how societal changes affected village life.

Example 3: Good schools bring great societal benefits.

Fun Fact

Social and societal are close but not the same. A social person enjoys company, while a societal issue affects a whole society.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

soci_t_l

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

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d) e, a. Society gives the e, and the new ending is tal.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: societal

a) social
b) private
c) secret
d) personal

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a) social. Both societal and social describe things to do with society.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

teloicas

a) socialite
b) sociable
c) society
d) societal

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d) societal. Society ends in y, sociable needs a b, and socialite has an extra i.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A societal problem is one that ____.

a) affects many people in a community
b) happens in a dream
c) is found in a maths sum
d) affects only one family pet

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a) affects many people in a community

2. Which noun is societal formed from?

a) social
b) society
c) socket
d) sociable

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b) society

Associated Words

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