What does utopia mean?
Word: Utopia
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Utopia means an imagined place where everything is perfect and everyone is happy.
Synonyms: dreamland
Antonyms: nightmare
How do you spell utopia?
Syllables: u - to - pi - a
Tricky part: The word starts with a plain u that says you, so yutopia is a common slip.
Watch out for: yutopia, youtopia
Memory tip: Begin utopia as you begin unicorn: one u that says you.
Utopia in a sentence
Example 1: For my little sister, utopia would be a town where every road is made of chocolate.
Example 2: The story describes a utopia where nobody ever goes hungry.
Example 3: Grandpa calls his quiet terrace garden his own small utopia.
Fun Fact
Thomas More's book Utopia, written in Latin in 1516, described an imaginary island where everyone shared what they had; he built the name from Greek words meaning no place.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) harmoney
b) fantacy
c) utopia
d) imagenary
Show answer
c) utopia. Imaginary has an i after the g, fantasy uses an s, and harmony ends in ny.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
utopia
a) marketplace
b) wilderness
c) paradise
d) labyrinth
Show answer
c) paradise. A paradise is a perfect place, just like a utopia.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
oitpau
a) topaz
b) patio
c) tapioca
d) utopia
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d) utopia. The u in the jumble rules out patio, while topaz and tapioca need a z or a c.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
ut_p_a
a) u, i
b) o, i
c) a, i
d) o, e
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b) o, i. Top sits in the middle, and the word ends in ia.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which would a utopia most likely have?
a) dirty rivers
b) no hunger or poverty
c) daily power cuts
d) endless traffic jams
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b) no hunger or poverty
2. Calling a plan utopian suggests that it is ____.
a) already finished and tested
b) cheap and quick to carry out
c) too perfect to work in real life
d) meant only for young children
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c) too perfect to work in real life
