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Spell Bee Word: advertise


Basic Details

Word: Advertise

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To tell people about a product, event or job, usually to get them to buy, come or apply.

Synonyms: promote, publicise, announce

Antonyms: conceal, hide

How to Spell Advertise

Syllables: ad - ver - tise

Tricky part: The ending is ise, not ice or ize, and the middle is ver, not vir.

Watch out for: advertice, adverstise, advirtise

Memory tip: Ad + vert + ise. Vert means turn, as in convert: to advertise is to turn people's eyes towards something.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The bakery advertises its fresh bread on a board outside.

Example 2: Our school will advertise the annual fete in the local newspaper.

Example 3: Companies pay a lot to advertise during a cricket final.

Fun Fact

Advertise is one of the few words spelt with ise even in American English, which usually prefers ize.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) rythm
b) calender
c) advertise
d) neccessary

Show answer

c) advertise. Necessary has one c, rhythm needs an h after the r, and calendar ends in ar.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

advertise

a) forbid
b) destroy
c) conceal
d) promote

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d) promote. To advertise a product is to promote it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

adv_rt_se

a) u, i
b) e, i
c) i, i
d) e, y

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b) e, i. Ver comes first with an e, and the ending is ise.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

sideratve

a) diverse
b) advertised
c) adversity
d) advertise

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d) advertise. Adversity needs a y, advertised a second d, and diverse is too short.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A shop that advertises its new toys wants ____.

a) to keep them secret
b) to sell fewer toys
c) to close early
d) more people to know about them and buy them

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d) more people to know about them and buy them

2. Which is the noun formed from advertise?

a) advertment
b) advertisation
c) advertisement
d) advertision

Show answer

c) advertisement

Associated Words

backyardlaxativeemptinesscomplicateforward
enactcampaignintermissionperhapspathogen

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