What does unaware mean?
Word: Unaware
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Unaware means not knowing about something, or not noticing that it is happening.
Synonyms: unknowing, oblivious
Antonyms: aware
How do you spell unaware?
Syllables: un - a - ware
Tricky part: The ending sounds like wear or where, but it is spelt ware.
Watch out for: unawear, unawair, unawere
Memory tip: Build it in three blocks: un, a, ware. Ware is a word you already know from software and warehouse.
Unaware in a sentence
Example 1: Dhruv was unaware that the test had been moved to Monday.
Example 2: The cat sat unaware while the crow crept up to its food bowl.
Example 3: Many people are unaware of how much water a dripping tap wastes.
Fun Fact
Aware comes from the Old English gewaer, meaning watchful. The words wary and beware belong to the same family.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correct prefix to make a new word:
aware
a) non
b) in
c) un
d) dis
Show answer
c) un. We say unaware; inaware, disaware and nonaware are not English words.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
unaware
a) puzzled
b) conscious
c) careless
d) forgetful
Show answer
b) conscious. A person who is conscious of something knows about it, so the word is the reverse of unaware.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Ethan was unaware that his little sister had hidden his slipers under the bed.
a) hidden
b) sister
c) unaware
d) slipers
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d) slipers. Slippers needs a double p, as in slipped and slipping.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
arawneu
a) aware
b) unwary
c) unaware
d) unawares
Show answer
c) unaware. Aware is missing the u and the n, unwary has a y, and unawares has one letter too many, an s.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Alice walked in and gasped; she had been unaware of the surprise party. Until then, she ____.
a) had helped to plan it
b) had forgotten the date
c) had not wanted to go
d) had not known about it
Show answer
d) had not known about it
2. Which sentence shows someone who is unaware?
a) Sahil heard the bell and packed his bag.
b) Sahil rang the bell for the last period.
c) Sahil waited by the door for the bell.
d) Sahil kept reading, not noticing the bell.
Show answer
d) Sahil kept reading, not noticing the bell.
