Make Your Point, Jr. > Words in ABC Order > doubt

Study the words DOUBT, DOUBTFUL, and DOUBTLESS: (Source) If you doubt something, or if you have doubts, that means you think it's not true or that it won't happen. Trixie says, "You're a lot like us!" Pharynx replies, "Doubt it!" He means, "Nope, I think that's NOT true: I'm NOT a lot like you." (Source) In the movie Robots, Herb tells Rodney, "You've got greatness in you, Rodney. Never doubt it." That means, "Never think it's false that you've greatness in you. Never think it's untrue!" (Source) If you’re doubtful, you’re thinking that something is not true or that something won’t happen. If you said, "Miss Liesl, I couldn't do my homework because I got sucked up in a tornado with 92 cows," then I would be doubtful! (Source) If you doubt yourself, that means you don't believe in yourself: you don't think you're smart enough or strong enough to do something. If someone tells you, "Don't try out for the basketball team; you're not fast enough," then don't listen. Don't doubt yourself! Believe in yourself. (Source) Something that's doubtless, or undoubted, is definitely true, or definitely will happen, and nobody questions it: nobody thinks it's false, or nobody thinks it won't happen. Lindsey's musical talent is undoubted. That means, nobody questions it: everybody knows that Lindsey is a talented musician. We often use "doubtless" as an adverb, like this: "Lindsey's show will doubtless amaze you." Or, "She will doubtless impress you with her performance." (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture doubt to think or believe that something isn't true or that something won't happen   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word DOUBT: Remember: to doubt something is to question it, or to think that it's maybe not true. Idea 1: "Even if (something unlikely happens), I doubt that (something really, really unlikely will happen)." Idea 2: "(Some specific thing) is undoubtedly the very best kind of (something)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.