Basic Details
Word: Vegetarian
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A person who does not eat meat or fish. As an adjective it describes food without meat or fish.
Antonyms: non-vegetarian, meat-eater
How to Spell Vegetarian
Syllables: veg - e - tar - i - an
Tricky part: Two e's come first, veg-e, and then -tarian with an a. Students write vegeterian or vegitarian.
Watch out for: vegeterian, vegitarian, vegetarien
Memory tip: Take vege from vegetable, then think of a tar road: vege + tar + ian.
Usage Examples
Example 1: My cousin has been a vegetarian since she was six.
Example 2: The wedding caterer set up separate vegetarian and non-vegetarian counters.
Example 3: Paneer tikka is the favourite starter of the vegetarians in our family.
Fun Fact
The word vegetarian became widely used after the Vegetarian Society was founded in England in 1847.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Unscramble the jumbled word in the sentence and choose the correct word:
Our hostel mess serves only nvtareigae meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
a) veterinarian
b) vegetable
c) vegetarian
d) vegetation
Show answer
c) vegetarian. Ten letters with an r and no o, b or l: vegetation, vegetable and the much longer veterinarian are all ruled out.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
veggetarian
a) t
b) e
c) g
d) r
Show answer
c) g. The short form veggie has two g's, but the full word keeps only one.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly and one is misspelt. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. omnivore 2. carnivore 3. herbivore 4. vegeterian
a) an animal that eats both plants and meat
b) an animal that eats only plants
c) a person who does not eat meat or fish
d) an animal that eats meat
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c) a person who does not eat meat or fish. The tar in the middle needs an a; carnivore, herbivore and omnivore are spelt as they should be.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A vegetarian would happily eat ____.
a) mutton biryani
b) dal and rice
c) fish fry
d) chicken curry
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b) dal and rice
2. Someone who also avoids milk, eggs and honey is called a ____.
a) veteran
b) vegan
c) vegetable
d) venison
Show answer
b) vegan
