How to spell strength

Strength is spelled S-T-R-E-N-G-T-H.

hear it/strɛŋkθ/nounRules and real life

What it means: The power to exert force or influence.

In a sentence: The ant showed great strength by carrying a big leaf.

Same family: strong, stronger, strongest, strengthen, strengthening. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Strength” comes from Old English “strangðu,” built from the adjective “strong” plus a noun-forming ending. It is one of the few common English nouns that ends with the unusual consonant cluster /ŋkθ/.

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