Worth, Worthy and Worthwhile
2023-07-08
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1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between "worth," "worthy," and "worthwhile."
2Hello VOA Learning English,
3I am Li from China. Could you kindly explain and further explore the differences and usage between these three words: "worth," "worthy" and "worthwhile?"
4Thanks,
5Li
6Thank you, Li, for writing to us. This is a good question to explore parts of speech using the word "worth."
7Let's examine the differences in parts of speech and how we can use the term.
8"Worth" can be a noun. As a noun, it is an expression of value.
9It can mean an amount of money or something equal to a specific amount.
10The Hope Diamond's worth is estimated to be between 200 and 300 million dollars.
11I was short on cash, so I put $20's worth of gas in the car.
12"Worth" can mean "value" measured by qualities, morals, excellence or wealth.
13Knowing your worth can help you get a better salary.
14The house's worth has increased over the past few years.
15"Worth" can also operate like a preposition or an adjective meaning "equal in value to" or "deserving of."
16The necklace is worth $200.
17I hope the food at this restaurant is worth standing in this long line!
18Some websites say that "worth" is a preposition and others say it is an adjective.
19In any case, the word is telling us about quality or the amount of some form of value.
20Let's move on to an adjective form of "worth."
21"Worthy" is an adjective that means having worth, value or importance because of qualities or abilities.
22It describes something or someone who deserves praise or a reward because of those qualities.
23There are many worthy charities to give help or money to.
24The student was worthy of many scholarships.
25We can add the suffix "-worthy" to the ends of words to make another adjective meaning deserving of being valued.
26At Voice of America, reporters write many newsworthy stories.
27While "worthy" means that something or someone has value or deserves something because of certain qualities or abilities, "worthwhile" describes something that is worth spending time on or making an effort to do.
28It is worthwhile to do the dishes now instead of later.
29Many high school students now think that getting a college degree is not worthwhile.
30The expression "worth your while" means the same thing.
31It is worth your while to study English with VOA Learning English.
32Try making some sentences with the words you learned today; it may just be worth your while.
33And please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Li.
34What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
35And that's Ask a Teacher.
36I'm Faith Pirlo.
1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between "worth," "worthy," and "worthwhile." 2Question: 3Hello VOA Learning English, 4I am Li from China. Could you kindly explain and further explore the differences and usage between these three words: "worth," "worthy" and "worthwhile?" 5Thanks, 6Li 7Answer: 8Thank you, Li, for writing to us. This is a good question to explore parts of speech using the word "worth." Let's examine the differences in parts of speech and how we can use the term. 9Worth 10"Worth" can be a noun. As a noun, it is an expression of value. It can mean an amount of money or something equal to a specific amount. 11The Hope Diamond's worth is estimated to be between 200 and 300 million dollars. 12I was short on cash, so I put $20's worth of gas in the car. 13"Worth" can mean "value" measured by qualities, morals, excellence or wealth. 14Knowing your worth can help you get a better salary. 15The house's worth has increased over the past few years. 16"Worth" can also operate like a preposition or an adjective meaning "equal in value to" or "deserving of." 17The necklace is worth $200. 18I hope the food at this restaurant is worth standing in this long line! 19Some websites say that "worth" is a preposition and others say it is an adjective. In any case, the word is telling us about quality or the amount of some form of value. 20Let's move on to an adjective form of "worth." 21Worthy 22"Worthy" is an adjective that means having worth, value or importance because of qualities or abilities. It describes something or someone who deserves praise or a reward because of those qualities. 23There are many worthy charities to give help or money to. 24The student was worthy of many scholarships. 25We can add the suffix "-worthy" to the ends of words to make another adjective meaning deserving of being valued. 26At Voice of America, reporters write many newsworthy stories. 27Worthwhile 28While "worthy" means that something or someone has value or deserves something because of certain qualities or abilities, "worthwhile" describes something that is worth spending time on or making an effort to do. 29It is worthwhile to do the dishes now instead of later. 30Many high school students now think that getting a college degree is not worthwhile. 31The expression "worth your while" means the same thing. 32It is worth your while to study English with VOA Learning English. 33Try making some sentences with the words you learned today; it may just be worth your while. And please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Li. 34What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com 35And that's Ask a Teacher. 36I'm Faith Pirlo. 37Faith Pirlo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 38_________________________________________________________________ 39Words in This Story 40salary - n. the money paid to a worker for their labor 41necklace - n. a piece of jewelry worn around the neck 42scholarship - n. money given for the purpose of attending school 43_________________________________________________________________ 44Do you have a question for the teacher? We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 45Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.