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Spell Bee Word: upward


Basic Details

Word: Upward

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Towards a higher place, point or level. It can also describe something moving up, as in an upward climb.

Synonyms: up, upwards, skyward

Antonyms: downward, downwards

How to Spell Upward

Syllables: up - ward

Tricky part: The ending is ward, not word or werd, and up keeps its single p.

Watch out for: upword, uppward, upwerd

Memory tip: The ending ward means in the direction of, as in homeward, forward and backward. Upward is simply up + ward.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The path wound upward through tea gardens to the hilltop temple.

Example 2: Prices of onions moved sharply upward after the heavy rains.

Example 3: The diver looked upward and saw sunlight dancing on the surface.

Fun Fact

Hot air rises because it is lighter than the cooler air around it, and that is what carries a hot-air balloon upward.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word upward as it is used in the sentence:

The kite climbed steadily upward as the evening breeze grew stronger over the terrace.

a) skyward
b) downward
c) aloft
d) higher

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b) downward. Skyward, aloft and higher all point up; downward points the other way.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:

The rocket shot dwupar into the clear morning sky.

a) unwrap
b) warped
c) dwarf
d) upward

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d) upward. A rocket heads up into the sky, and the six letters split neatly into up + ward.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

uppward

a) w
b) a
c) d
d) p

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d) p. Up has one p, and adding ward does not double it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word means the same as upward in The path climbed upward?

a) inward
b) uphill
c) backward
d) sideways

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b) uphill

2. An upward trend in prices means prices are ____.

a) unknown
b) steady
c) falling
d) rising

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d) rising

Associated Words

distinguishedsingularsuddencheerfullyentering
cleanlinessauthorshipcardinalrelativecomposition

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