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Spell Bee Word: Admire


What does admire mean?

Word: Admire

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Admire means to like and respect someone, or to look at something and enjoy how good it is.

Synonyms: respect, look up to, praise

Antonyms: despise

How do you spell admire?

Syllables: ad - mire

Tricky part: The end is spelt i, r, e. Many children swap the last two letters round.

Watch out for: admier, admyre

Memory tip: Admire ends with the same three letters as fire: everyone at camp admires the campfire.

Admire in a sentence

Example 1: I admire my coach because she never gives up.

Example 2: We stopped on the bridge to admire the sunset over the river.

Example 3: Visitors admire the carvings at the Konark Sun Temple.

Fun Fact

When admire first came into English, from Latin admirari, it could also mean to wonder at something or be surprised by it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

admire

a) dislike
b) love
c) adore
d) value

Show answer

a) dislike. Adore, value and love are all warm feelings, close to admiring.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

remdia

a) madire
b) admire
c) amdire
d) damire

Show answer

b) admire. Put the a first, and the word ends like fire.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ad_ire

a) m
b) w
c) n
d) v

Show answer

a) m. Only m makes a real word here.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) polite
b) gentle
c) honist
d) admire

Show answer

c) honist. Honest has an e in its second part, not an i.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Riya admires her grandmother. Which sentence shows this?

a) She sat next to Dadi on the bus.
b) She forgot Dadi's birthday.
c) She lives far from Dadi.
d) She wants to be as kind as Dadi.

Show answer

d) She wants to be as kind as Dadi.

2. 'We admire the old temple carvings.' What do the visitors do?

a) walk past them
b) enjoy looking at them
c) feel scared of them
d) try to clean them

Show answer

b) enjoy looking at them

Associated Words

diligencefortunatehilariousanywaysquat
stormydividedomesticstalehorizon

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