What does unfair mean?
Word: Unfair
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Unfair means not right, because some people are treated better than others or the rules are not followed.
Synonyms: wrong, one-sided
Antonyms: fair, just
Sounds like: fare (money paid for a ride, as in a bus fare)
How do you spell unfair?
Syllables: un - fair
Tricky part: Write fair, with air, not fare, which means the money you pay for a ride.
Watch out for: unfare, unfiar, unfaer
Memory tip: Fair has air inside it: a fair match is played in the open air, where everyone can see what happens.
Unfair in a sentence
Example 1: It is unfair to blame Ravi when the whole row was talking.
Example 2: The visiting team felt the referee's decision was unfair.
Example 3: Getting less pocket money than my cousin seems unfair to me.
Fun Fact
English has two different words spelt fair. One means just or honest; the other, from the Latin feria, holiday, means a market or show, as in a book fair.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correct prefix to make a new word:
fair
a) in
b) un
c) im
d) dis
Show answer
b) un. Un means not, so unfair is simply not fair.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
unfair
a) unlucky
b) equal
c) honest
d) unjust
Show answer
d) unjust. Unjust also describes something that is not right, so it matches unfair.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
riufan
a) fairy
b) unfurl
c) unfair
d) funfair
Show answer
c) unfair. Spot un at the start and fair after it; funfair would need a second f.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Sohan felt it was unfair that his brother got the biggest peice of cake.
a) brother
b) unfair
c) biggest
d) peice
Show answer
d) peice. Piece has i before e: think of a piece of pie.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Five children share ten sweets. Which plan is unfair?
a) each child gets exactly two sweets
b) one child gets six, the rest one each
c) they take turns picking one at a time
d) the teacher shares them out evenly
Show answer
b) one child gets six, the rest one each
2. Mrs Das gave extra marks only to the pupils she liked best. The class called it unfair because she was ____.
a) favouring a few pupils
b) slow to mark the papers
c) new to the school
d) strict with everyone
Show answer
a) favouring a few pupils
