What does trouble mean?
Word: Trouble
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Trouble means to upset someone or make them uneasy. As a noun, trouble means a problem, as in being in trouble.
Synonyms: worry
How do you spell trouble?
Syllables: trou - ble
Tricky part: The u sound in the middle is spelt ou. Leaving out the o is the slip most children make.
Watch out for: truble, troble
Memory tip: Think: Oh, U are in trouble. That puts o before u in the middle of the word.
Idioms and Phrases
- asking for trouble: Doing something that is sure to cause a problem. Example: "Leaving your bicycle outside in the rain is asking for trouble."
Trouble in a sentence
Example 1: Please do not trouble the sleeping dog.
Example 2: Does the noise trouble you while you read?
Example 3: Riya was in trouble for coming late.
Fun Fact
Trouble came into English from an old French word, troubler. It goes back to a Latin word for water that is stirred up and cloudy.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) worried
b) troubble
c) problem
d) careful
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b) troubble. One b is enough in trouble; careful, problem and worried are spelt right.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
bertoul
a) tourble
b) routble
c) rtouble
d) trouble
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d) trouble. Start with the tr you hear at the beginning, and the rest falls into place.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
trouble
a) bother
b) rest
c) please
d) help
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a) bother. When you trouble someone, you bother them.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our puppy gets into troubel when it chews shoes.
a) puppy
b) chews
c) shoes
d) troubel
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d) troubel. At the very end, the l comes before the e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If you are in trouble at school, you have ____.
a) made a new friend
b) won a prize
c) finished early
d) done something wrong
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d) done something wrong
2. Which sentence uses trouble correctly?
a) We trouble the bus to school.
b) She troubled a cake for us.
c) The loud music troubles the baby.
d) The baby troubles a song.
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c) The loud music troubles the baby.
