Basic Details
Word: Advised
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Told someone what you think they should do; gave advice. It is the past tense of advise.
Synonyms: counselled, recommended, suggested, urged
How to Spell Advised
Syllables: ad - vised
Tricky part: The verb advise is spelt with s, while the noun advice has a c. Advised comes from the verb, so it takes s.
Watch out for: adviced, advized, addvised
Memory tip: Advice is a thing, like ice, and both end in ce. Advise is something you do, and its s sounds like z.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The doctor advised me to drink more water.
Example 2: Mother advised us to carry umbrellas.
Example 3: We were advised to reach the station an hour early.
Fun Fact
Advise is one of a small group of verbs that are always spelt with ise, never ize, even in American English; revise, surprise and exercise are others.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our class teacher adviced us to revise one chapter every evening so that the final examination would not feel so frightening.
a) evening
b) adviced
c) examination
d) revise
Show answer
b) adviced. Advice with a c is the noun; the verb, and so its past tense, takes an s.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word advised as used in the sentence:
The coach advised the bowlers to rest before the semi-final.
a) counselled
b) forbade
c) tricked
d) scolded
Show answer
a) counselled. To counsel someone is to give them advice, so counselled matches.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The forest ranger dsaevid the tourists to stay inside the jeep.
a) devised
b) divided
c) revised
d) advised
Show answer
d) advised. Devised needs a second e and revised an r, while divided has too many d's for these seven letters.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If you are well advised to leave early, leaving early is ____.
a) a joke
b) impossible
c) a sensible idea
d) against the rules
Show answer
c) a sensible idea
2. Who would most likely have advised you to brush your teeth twice a day?
a) a tailor
b) a dentist
c) a postman
d) a pilot
Show answer
b) a dentist
