Spell Bee Word: Advise

What does advise mean?

Word: Advise

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Advise means to tell someone what you think they should do.

Synonyms: suggest

How do you spell advise?

Syllables: ad - vise

Tricky part: The doing word advise has an s and sounds like eyes at the end. The noun advice has a c.

Watch out for: advize, advis

Memory tip: I advise you to take my advice: the doing word gets s, the thing you get gets c.

Advise in a sentence

Example 1: The doctor will advise you to rest.

Example 2: Teachers advise us to read every day.

Example 3: Can you advise me on which book to buy?

Fun Fact

Chanakya is remembered in Indian history for advising the king Chandragupta Maurya.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) advyse
b) advise
c) adwise
d) edvise

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b) advise. The middle consonant is v, and the long i sound is spelt with a plain i.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

advise

a) guide
b) punish
c) ignore
d) hide

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a) guide. When you advise someone, you guide them.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

sevadi

a) avdise
b) advise
c) adivse
d) daivse

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b) advise. Say ad-vise and write the sounds in the order you hear them.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

addvise

a) d
b) v
c) s
d) e

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a) d. Advise has a single d after the a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which coach is advising a player?

a) the coach who blows the whistle to start
b) the coach who says, 'Keep your eye on the ball.'
c) the coach who hands out the team bibs
d) the coach who writes the score on the board

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b) the coach who says, 'Keep your eye on the ball.'

2. Who would advise you to brush your teeth twice a day?

a) a dentist
b) a potter
c) a pilot
d) a tailor

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a) a dentist

Associated Words

Words that end in -ise: exercise, tortoise, noise, cruise, surprise, raise

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: suggest

More words from this list

blue, coconut, exam, greedy, loud, playtime, shade, thirsty

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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