Basic Details
Word: Strength
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The quality of being strong: the power of the body, the toughness of a material, or the courage of the mind.
Synonyms: power, might, force
Antonyms: weakness
How to Spell Strength
Syllables: strength
Tricky part: The ng comes before th, and the g is easy to forget because it is barely heard. Students also swap the order and write strenght.
Watch out for: strenght, strenth, strengh, stregnth
Memory tip: Say strong, then change o to e: streng. Then add th, as in length from long. Long - length, strong - strength.
Idioms and Phrases
- go from strength to strength: keep getting better and more successful Example: "Since its first match, our school football team has gone from strength to strength."
Usage Examples
Example 1: Lifting the heavy almirah took all of Papa's strength.
Example 2: Patience is one of my grandmother's greatest strengths.
Example 3: Engineers tested the strength of the new metro tracks.
Fun Fact
Strengths, with nine letters and just one vowel, is often listed among the longest common English words that have a single vowel.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
stre__th
a) n, g
b) n, d
c) g, n
d) n, k
Show answer
a) n, g. Think of strong: its ng stays, in the same order, before th.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word 'strength' as used in the sentence:
After the long fever, it took Dadi several weeks to get her strength back.
a) weakness
b) force
c) power
d) energy
Show answer
a) weakness. Power, energy and force all mean roughly the same as strength; weakness is its opposite.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:
The ghttnser of the bridge was tested before heavy trucks were allowed on it.
a) strength
b) stretcher
c) straight
d) strengthen
Show answer
a) strength. The jumble has eight letters with no second e, no c and no a or i, so only one word fits.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Strength is the noun linked to which adjective?
a) stern
b) strong
c) steady
d) strict
Show answer
b) strong
2. A decision made on the strength of a report is made ____.
a) because of what the report says
b) without reading the report
c) before the report is written
d) against what the report says
Show answer
a) because of what the report says
