What does worthy mean?
Word: Worthy
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Worthy means good enough to earn respect, praise or attention.
Synonyms: admirable, fit
How do you spell worthy?
Syllables: wor - thy
Tricky part: After w, the ur sound is spelt or, as in word and world, so wurthy is the usual slip.
Watch out for: wurthy, werthy
Memory tip: A worm does worthy work in the soil: worm, work and worthy all spell that ur sound or.
Worthy in a sentence
Example 1: Helping the old man across the busy road was a worthy act.
Example 2: The team captain was a worthy winner of the best player trophy.
Example 3: After weeks of practice, Kiran proved a worthy opponent for the school chess champion.
Fun Fact
Worthy can be added to other words: trustworthy, newsworthy, praiseworthy and seaworthy, which describes a ship fit to sail.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Choose the two parts that fit the blanks to make a real word:
____worth____ 1. ness 2. un 3. ie 4. dis 5. y 6. ful
a) 2 and 3
b) 2 and 5
c) 1 and 4
d) 4 and 6
Show answer
b) 2 and 5. Un in front and y at the end make unworthy; unworthie, disworthness and disworthful are not words.
Word Puzzle
Match the words in the first list with the words in the second list:
1. worthy 2. gloomy 3. swift a. sad b. quick c. deserving
a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
d) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
Show answer
b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b. Each word has a partner that means the same: worthy and deserving, gloomy and sad, swift and quick.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
thoywr 123456
a) 536124
b) 563124
c) 356124
d) 536214
Show answer
a) 536124. 536124 is the only order that spells worthy; 536214 swaps the t and the h, and 563124 puts the r before the o.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Raising money for the village library is a ___ cause that many people support.
a) wordy
b) worthy
c) wealthy
d) worldly
Show answer
b) worthy. A cause that earns respect is worthy; wealthy means rich, wordy means using too many words, and worldly means knowing a lot about life.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The judges said Asha's essay was worthy of first prize. They thought it ___.
a) should be given first prize
b) was far too short to win
c) had too many mistakes
d) was hard to read
Show answer
a) should be given first prize
2. Asha wants to spend her Sunday on something worthy. What should she choose?
a) scrolling through games on a phone
b) sleeping until it is time for lunch
c) helping to clean up the local park
d) watching the same film three times
Show answer
c) helping to clean up the local park
