Home / Free Study Material / Spell Bee Summer / Class 5 Spell Bee Summer Words / traitor

Spell Bee Word: traitor


Basic Details

Word: Traitor

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person who betrays their country, friends or group by helping an enemy.

Synonyms: betrayer, deserter, turncoat

Antonyms: patriot, loyalist

How to Spell Traitor

Syllables: trai - tor

Tricky part: It has ai after tr, and ends in or. Students often write traiter or trator.

Watch out for: traiter, trator, traitur

Memory tip: Trait comes first, then or, like the or of actor: trait + or.

Usage Examples

Example 1: In the story, the king's own adviser turned out to be a traitor.

Example 2: Nobody in our team wanted to be called a traitor.

Example 3: The traitor sold the secret map to the invaders.

Fun Fact

Traitor and tradition share the Latin root tradere, meaning to hand over: a traitor hands people over to the enemy.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: traitor

a) patriot
b) defector
c) betrayer
d) deserter

Show answer

a) patriot. A patriot stays loyal to the country, the opposite of a traitor.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

History remembers the traiter who opened the fort gates to the enemy at night.

a) gates
b) traiter
c) history
d) enemy

Show answer

b) traiter. Like doctor and sailor, this person-word ends in or.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rotatir

a) traitor
b) rotator
c) trainer
d) tractor

Show answer

a) traitor. With an i and a single o, the letters spell only traitor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a traitor do?

a) teaches history
b) betrays people who trust them
c) builds forts
d) protects their friends

Show answer

b) betrays people who trust them

2. Which word comes from the same Latin root as traitor?

a) train
b) tradition
c) trade
d) traffic

Show answer

b) tradition

Associated Words

repliedcompanioncosmicincludecreation
southernshrewdclarityimportancedie

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

70%