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Spell Bee Word: Amazed


What does amazed mean?

Word: Amazed

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Amazed means filled with great wonder at something you did not expect.

Synonyms: astonished

How do you spell amazed?

Syllables: a - mazed

Tricky part: The z sound is spelt with z, not s.

Watch out for: amased, amaised

Memory tip: Amazed has the buzzing z of zoo and zebra, not a hissing s.

Amazed in a sentence

Example 1: Kiran was amazed to see snow for the first time.

Example 2: Dad was amazed at how tall I had grown.

Example 3: The children looked amazed at the giant cake.

Fun Fact

Long ago amazed meant stunned or confused, not pleased.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) emazed
b) amazed
c) amazd
d) amaized

Show answer

b) amazed. Amazed starts with a, has a plain a before the z, and ends in ed.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

amazed

a) angry
b) surprised
c) bored
d) sleepy

Show answer

b) surprised. If you are amazed, you are very surprised.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

zedama

a) amadez
b) amzaed
c) amaezd
d) amazed

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d) amazed. Clap a-mazed: two beats, and the z buzzes in the second one.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ammazed

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

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b) m. Amazed has a single m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would leave most children amazed?

a) a bus stopping at the bus stop
b) a teacher taking the roll call
c) a boy tying his shoelaces
d) a magician pulling a rabbit from a hat

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d) a magician pulling a rabbit from a hat

2. Which face shows that someone is amazed?

a) a frown and folded arms
b) shut eyes and a big yawn
c) wide eyes and an open mouth
d) tears and a sad face

Show answer

c) wide eyes and an open mouth

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: astonished

More words from this list

bread, correct, father, happen, middle, potter, sing, tomato

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