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Spell Bee Word: Amaze


What does amaze mean?

Word: Amaze

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Amaze means to surprise someone very much, often in a pleasing way.

Synonyms: astonish, astound, stun, dazzle

Antonyms: disappoint

How do you spell amaze?

Syllables: a - maze

Tricky part: The buzzing sound in the middle is a z, not an s.

Watch out for: amase, amayse

Memory tip: Hear the zzz of a bee in amaze: that buzzing sound is written with a z.

Amaze in a sentence

Example 1: The magician's tricks never fail to amaze the children.

Example 2: It will amaze you how fast bamboo grows in the rains.

Example 3: Her score in the maths olympiad amazed even her teacher.

Fun Fact

When amaze first appeared in English, long ago, it meant to stun or confuse someone, not to delight them.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) surprise
b) amaz
c) delight
d) astonish

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b) amaz. Amaze ends with a silent e, which makes the a say its name.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ammaze

a) e
b) a
c) m
d) z

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c) m. One m is enough, as in amazing.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

amaze

a) bore
b) guide
c) praise
d) shock

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a) bore. To bore someone is to make them lose interest, the opposite of amazing them.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

amaze

a) mint
b) mont
c) ment
d) mant

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c) ment. Amaze + ment gives amazement, the feeling of being amazed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would most likely amaze a visitor to India?

a) washing a cup
b) seeing the Taj Mahal at sunrise
c) reading a train ticket
d) waiting at a bus stop

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b) seeing the Taj Mahal at sunrise

2. If a show amazes you, you feel ____.

a) rather hungry
b) very sleepy
c) full of wonder
d) a little cross

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c) full of wonder

Associated Words

becausealliterationwhenceastonishmentliar
mayornightblameworthypunctuationclosely

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