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Spell Bee Word: verbose


Basic Details

Word: Verbose

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Using more words than are needed; long-winded.

Synonyms: wordy, long-winded, rambling, talkative

Antonyms: brief, concise, short

How to Spell Verbose

Syllables: ver - bose

Tricky part: It starts with ver, as in verb, and ends in ose with a silent e. Students write verbos or verbous.

Watch out for: verbous, verbos, virbose

Memory tip: A verbose speaker pours out verbs and every other kind of word. Write verb, then ose.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The verbose speech went on for an hour and the audience began to yawn.

Example 2: Our teacher told us to cut our verbose essays down to one page.

Example 3: Grandpa gets verbose whenever he talks about cricket in the 1980s.

Fun Fact

Verbose and observe are anagrams: they are made of exactly the same seven letters.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

verbose

a) rambling
b) brief
c) long-winded
d) wordy

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b) brief. A brief answer uses few words; wordy, rambling and long-winded all mean verbose.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) enormus
b) neccessary
c) verbose
d) purpos

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c) verbose. Purpose ends in ose with an e, enormous ends in ous and necessary has one c.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

verboase

a) o
b) a
c) e
d) s

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b) a. Only o comes before the s in this ending.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Your teacher writes verbose next to your answer. She means your answer ____.

a) has no mistakes
b) is short and clear
c) is hard to read
d) uses far more words than needed

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d) uses far more words than needed

2. What advice would help a verbose writer?

a) Write more pages.
b) Repeat each point twice.
c) Cut out the extra words.
d) Use longer sentences.

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c) Cut out the extra words.

Associated Words

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