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Spell Bee Word: southern


Basic Details

Word: Southern

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: In, from or facing the south.

Antonyms: northern

How to Spell Southern

Syllables: south - ern

Tricky part: It keeps the whole word south, even though the ou here is said like the u in sun. The ending is ern, as in northern.

Watch out for: sothern, southurn, southen

Memory tip: North + ern, east + ern, west + ern, and south + ern: all four keep the full direction word and add ern.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Idli and dosa are popular breakfasts in the southern states of India.

Example 2: Australia lies in the southern half of the world.

Example 3: Our classroom has windows on the southern wall, so it gets lots of sun.

Fun Fact

Kanyakumari is at the southern tip of mainland India, where the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meet.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: southern

a) southerly
b) coastal
c) northern
d) southward

Show answer

c) northern. North and south lie on opposite sides of a map.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

south

a) arn
b) ern
c) ren
d) urn

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b) ern. Direction words take ern, as northern and western do.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

southhern

a) o
b) u
c) h
d) e

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c) h. The th of south is followed straight away by ern.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chennai is in the ____ part of India.

a) southern
b) central
c) western
d) northern

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a) southern

2. A southern breeze blows ____.

a) only at night
b) upwards
c) from the south
d) from the north

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c) from the south

Associated Words

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