What does welfare mean?
Word: Welfare
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Welfare means the health, happiness and safety of a person or group; also help given by a government to people who need it.
Synonyms: good, benefit
Antonyms: harm
How do you spell welfare?
Syllables: wel - fare
Tricky part: Welfare has only one l, even though it is about doing well.
Watch out for: wellfare, welfair, wellfair
Memory tip: Welfare and welcome both open with the same single-l wel. Both wish someone well, yet neither of them writes the double l of well.
Welfare in a sentence
Example 1: The school counsellor cares about the welfare of every student.
Example 2: Animal welfare groups rescue stray dogs during heavy rain.
Example 3: The government runs welfare schemes for farmers and the elderly.
Fun Fact
Many countries give free school meals to children from poorer families, one of the most common kinds of child welfare.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
welf_r_
a) o, e
b) a, e
c) e, e
d) a, y
Show answer
b) a, e. Welfare ends with the same fare as airfare and warfare.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
welfare
a) well-wisher
b) hardship
c) well-being
d) greed
Show answer
c) well-being. Looking after someone's welfare means looking after their well-being; a well-wisher is a person, not a state.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) goverment
b) pention
c) welfare
d) subsidee
Show answer
c) welfare. Government needs its n, pension ends in sion, and subsidy ends in y.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
raeeflw
a) welfare
b) freewheel
c) farewell
d) flawless
Show answer
a) welfare. Farewell and flawless need two l's, and freewheel needs an h and more e's.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A government welfare scheme might offer ____.
a) free midday meals for pupils
b) a tax on fizzy drinks
c) a new toll on the highway
d) a fee for a driving licence
Show answer
a) free midday meals for pupils
2. A child welfare officer's main job is to ____.
a) sell school uniforms to parents
b) decide which school children attend
c) keep children safe and cared for
d) check children's homework each week
Show answer
c) keep children safe and cared for
