What does wisdom mean?
Word: Wisdom
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Wisdom means the ability to make good choices, using what you have learnt and lived through.
Synonyms: knowledge, good sense
How do you spell wisdom?
Syllables: wis - dom
Tricky part: Wisdom grows from wise, but the e of wise is dropped before the ending is added.
Watch out for: wizdom, wisedom, wisdome
Memory tip: A wise owl lets its e fall like a feather before it becomes wisdom.
Wisdom in a sentence
Example 1: Our grandparents share their wisdom through stories.
Example 2: It takes wisdom to stay calm in an argument.
Example 3: The Panchatantra tales are full of wisdom.
Fun Fact
Wisdom teeth are the last back teeth to grow, often in the late teens or early twenties, when people are supposed to be wiser.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
wisdom
a) foolishness
b) understanding
c) insight
d) cleverness
Show answer
a) foolishness. Cleverness, insight and understanding all go with wisdom; foolishness is its opposite.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) lerning
b) wisdom
c) clevar
d) knowlege
Show answer
b) wisdom. Knowledge needs a d before the g, learning has ea, and clever ends in er.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The old banyan tree in the story stood for patience and wisdum.
a) story
b) patience
c) wisdum
d) banyan
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c) wisdum. The last vowel of wisdom is o, not u.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
modswi
a) wisdmo
b) wisodm
c) wismod
d) wisdom
Show answer
d) wisdom. Each wrong choice muddles the last three letters.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which action shows wisdom?
a) spending all your money on day one
b) running across without looking
c) checking both ways before crossing
d) shouting at a friend over a small slip
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c) checking both ways before crossing
2. In many stories the owl stands for wisdom. What does the owl stand for?
a) being loud and cheerful
b) being clever and sensible
c) being fast and strong
d) being shy and quiet
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b) being clever and sensible
