What does superpower mean?
Word: Superpower
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Superpower means a very powerful country with a strong say in world affairs. In stories, it is also an amazing ability, such as flying, that a hero has.
How do you spell superpower?
Syllables: su - per - pow - er
Tricky part: The w is the trap: power rhymes with sour and flour, which have no w, so pupils write superpour.
Watch out for: superpour, superpowr
Memory tip: Draw the w like a zigzag lightning bolt in the middle of the word: no superpower works without its w.
Superpower in a sentence
Example 1: If you could have one superpower, would you choose flying or being invisible?
Example 2: Many people expect India to become an economic superpower this century.
Example 3: In the comic, the girl's superpower is talking to plants.
Fun Fact
The American political scientist William Fox helped make superpower a common word in 1944, when he used it for the strongest nations in a book about world politics.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Only one of these compound words is spelt correctly. Choose it:
a) grasshoper
b) waterfal
c) watermelan
d) superpower
Show answer
d) superpower. Grasshopper has a double p, watermelon ends in lon, and waterfall needs ll.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
psuowperre
a) powerhouse
b) supporter
c) superpower
d) pressure
Show answer
c) superpower. Supporter has a t, powerhouse an h, and pressure only one p but two s's.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
s_p_rpower
a) u, a
b) u, e
c) a, e
d) o, e
Show answer
b) u, e. The first part is super, as in superb and supreme.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) satellite
b) telescope
c) astronaut
d) superpowor
Show answer
d) superpowor. The word ends in er, never or.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A country is usually called a superpower when it has ____.
a) the highest mountain peaks
b) the most ancient temples
c) the world's longest coastline
d) great wealth and world influence
Show answer
d) great wealth and world influence
2. In a story, which ability would count as a superpower?
a) having a big family
b) owning a very fast bicycle
c) being able to breathe underwater
d) winning a school quiz
Show answer
c) being able to breathe underwater
