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Spell Bee Word: Accuse


What does accuse mean?

Word: Accuse

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Accuse means to say that someone has done something wrong.

Synonyms: blame, charge

Antonyms: clear

How do you spell accuse?

Syllables: ac - cuse

Tricky part: There are two c's at the start, just as in accident and account. Children who say it quickly often write only one.

Watch out for: acuse, akuse

Memory tip: Accuse begins like accident and account: a, then a double c. Picture two c's pointing at each other across a table.

Accuse in a sentence

Example 1: Riya accused her brother of eating the last laddoo.

Example 2: You should not accuse someone without proof.

Example 3: Meena accused the wind of blowing her homework off the table.

Fun Fact

The Latin word causa, a reason or a case in a law court, sits inside both accuse and excuse.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: accuse

a) scold
b) warn
c) defend
d) question

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c) defend. When you defend someone, you speak up for them instead of blaming them.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

uccsea

a) accsue
b) accuse
c) acceus
d) accues

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b) accuse. Put acc at the front, then fit the other three letters after it.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

accuuse

a) u
b) c
c) e
d) s

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a) u. Only one u sits between the c's and the s.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) forgive
b) accuze
c) mistake
d) complain

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b) accuze. The buzzing sound near the end of accuse is written with an s, as in use.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a child accusing a friend?

a) "Here is your eraser back."
b) "You took my eraser, didn't you?"
c) "Thank you for the eraser."
d) "May I borrow your eraser?"

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b) "You took my eraser, didn't you?"

2. Which sentence is correct?

a) She accused him with taking her pen.
b) She accused him about taking her pen.
c) She accused him of taking her pen.
d) She accused him for taking her pen.

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c) She accused him of taking her pen.

Associated Words

islecautiousfiercearcheryeyeball
badconfidencebaseballapricotknock

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