Poverty and low quality

The idea

Poor can describe people with little money or something of low quality.

Examples

• The poor family needs affordable housing.
• The hotel has poor service.
• The charity helps poor children.
• The light was too poor to read.
• They were poor when the shop closed.
• The phone takes poor photos at night.

Watch out

A poor connection is unreliable, not a connection without money.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the right word. A family with very little money is ___. (poor / rich)

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   poor

   Poor describes the family’s lack of money.

2. Choose the right word. The sound quality is bad; it is ___. (poor / wealthy)

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   poor

   Poor describes the bad sound quality.

3. Choose the right word. The ___ connection keeps breaking. (poor / poorly)

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   poor

   Poor describes the connection before the noun.

Use it today

Describe a low-quality service and a situation involving poverty.