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Spell Bee Word: worship


Basic Details

Word: Worship

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To show deep respect and love for a god, especially by praying; also to love and admire someone very much.

Synonyms: pray, revere, adore, honour

Antonyms: despise, scorn

Sounds like: warship (a ship armed for war)

How to Spell Worship

Syllables: wor - ship

Tricky part: The first part is wor, said like wur, and the end is ship with one p. Warship, with an a, is a battleship.

Watch out for: wership, worshipp, wurship

Memory tip: A whole ship sits at the end of worship. Only the front changes: wor, not war.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Many families worship Lord Ganesha before starting new work.

Example 2: My little brother worships his favourite cricketer and copies every shot.

Example 3: The church bell rings to call people to worship on Sunday.

Fun Fact

Worship comes from the Old English weorthscipe, which meant worth-ship: the state of being worthy of honour.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

On Gurpurab, the whole family went to the gurdwara to wership and share langar.

a) wership
b) share
c) whole
d) family

Show answer

a) wership. The vowel after w is o, as in word.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

worship

a) mock
b) ignore
c) scorn
d) adore

Show answer

d) adore. To adore someone is to love and admire them deeply.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hiswrop

a) warship
b) worship
c) whisper
d) wishbone

Show answer

b) worship. An o and no a or e: that rules out warship and whisper and leaves worship.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A fan who worships a film star ____.

a) dislikes the star
b) works for the star
c) admires the star a great deal
d) has never heard of the star

Show answer

c) admires the star a great deal

2. A place of worship is a place where people ____.

a) shop
b) play cricket
c) repair cars
d) pray

Show answer

d) pray

Associated Words

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