What does tireless mean?
Word: Tireless
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Tireless means working very hard for a long time without slowing down or giving up.
How do you spell tireless?
Syllables: tire - less
Tricky part: The e after the r is hard to hear, so children often write tirless.
Watch out for: tirless, tyerless
Memory tip: As you write, tap the table once for the quiet e after the r, so it does not slip away.
Tireless in a sentence
Example 1: Our tireless school gardener waters every plant before the bell rings.
Example 2: Thanks to the tireless volunteers, the park was clean by evening.
Example 3: Grandma is tireless when she cooks for the whole family on Sundays.
Fun Fact
Tireless has nothing to do with car tyres: it comes from tire, meaning to become tired.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the word before the blank to make a new word:
The tire_______ coach stayed after school to help every player practise.
a) lese
b) les
c) lass
d) less
Show answer
d) less. The ending that means without is spelt with a double s.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) careful
b) tireless
c) helpfull
d) useless
Show answer
c) helpfull. The ending ful has only one l, so helpful is spelt with a single l at the end.
Sound Check
Which of the following words has the 'i' sound as in tireless?
a) fit
b) feet
c) fire
d) fur
Show answer
c) fire. Fire has the same long i sound as tire; fit, feet and fur do not.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
tireless
a) street
b) steel
c) rest
d) list
Show answer
a) street. Street needs two t's, but tireless has only one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these people is being tireless?
a) a boy who naps after one short game
b) a girl who gives up after one try
c) a farmer who works from dawn to dusk
d) a man who stops halfway through a job
Show answer
c) a farmer who works from dawn to dusk
2. Which word is closest in meaning to tireless?
a) energetic
b) sleepy
c) bored
d) careless
Show answer
a) energetic
