What does uplift mean?
Word: Uplift
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Uplift means to move something to a higher place. It can also mean to make someone feel happier and full of hope.
Synonyms: cheer, inspire
Antonyms: depress, discourage
How do you spell uplift?
Syllables: up - lift
Tricky part: Uplift is written as one word, with no space or hyphen, even though you can hear two small words in it.
Watch out for: uplif, upplifte, uplipt
Memory tip: Picture a heavy box rising in one smooth move: one move, one word, no gap.
Uplift in a sentence
Example 1: A kind word can uplift a friend who feels low.
Example 2: The bhajans at the temple uplift Dadi every evening.
Example 3: The new library will uplift the whole village.
Fun Fact
In geography, uplift means land being pushed higher. The Himalayas rose this way as the Indian plate pressed into Asia.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) upplift
b) uplift
c) uplifft
d) uplifte
Show answer
b) uplift. Only one p is needed in the middle, and nothing is doubled or added at the end.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
uplift
a) sink
b) lower
c) raise
d) drop
Show answer
c) raise. Uplift means to raise; drop, sink and lower all take things down.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
_pl_ft
a) a, i
b) u, i
c) o, e
d) u, e
Show answer
b) u, i. The word opens with the vowel sound of cup, and the second vowel is the short i of sit.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
fptuli
a) uplitf
b) uplift
c) ulpift
d) pulift
Show answer
b) uplift. Each wrong choice swaps two letters, so none of them can be read as the word.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The coach's speech uplifted the players. How did they feel after it?
a) more bored
b) more nervous
c) more confident
d) more tired
Show answer
c) more confident
2. Nisha's grandmother was feeling low in hospital. What would most likely uplift her?
a) a long wait for the doctor
b) a loud alarm at midnight
c) a visit from her grandchildren
d) a broken ceiling fan
Show answer
c) a visit from her grandchildren
