What does supply mean?
Word: Supply
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Supply means to give or provide something that people need. As a noun, a supply is an amount of something kept ready to be used.
Synonyms: provide, give
How do you spell supply?
Syllables: sup - ply
Tricky part: Two p's sit in the middle of supply, so suply is the usual slip.
Watch out for: suply, supplay
Memory tip: Keep a good supply of p's: you need two of them in the middle of supply.
Supply in a sentence
Example 1: The village well supplies water to fifty families.
Example 2: We bought a month's supply of rice and dal.
Example 3: Our school supplies notebooks to every new student.
Fun Fact
Supply comes from the Latin word supplere, to fill up. The word supplement grows from the same root.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. supply 2. support 3. suppose
a) 123
b) 132
c) 321
d) 213
Show answer
a) 123. All three begin with supp; l comes before o, and support comes before suppose because r is before s.
Sound Check
Which of the following words does not rhyme with the given word?
supply
a) July
b) reply
c) simply
d) apply
Show answer
c) simply. Simply ends with an ee sound, while reply, apply and July end like my.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
uylpsp 123456
a) 512634
b) 514362
c) 524631
d) 514632
Show answer
d) 514632. Both p's, at places 4 and 6, sit together in the middle of supply.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) box : boxes
b) child : children
c) leaf : leaves
d) supply : supplys
Show answer
d) supply : supplys. After a consonant, y changes to ies, so the plural is supplies.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If the supply of mangoes falls, what usually happens to their price?
a) It always stays the same.
b) It usually goes down.
c) The mangoes become free.
d) It usually goes up.
Show answer
d) It usually goes up.
2. After a storm, the electricity supply was cut. What happened?
a) The school opened early.
b) The road was cleaned.
c) There was extra food.
d) There was no power.
Show answer
d) There was no power.
