What does amazement mean?
Word: Amazement
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Amazement means a feeling of great surprise and wonder.
Synonyms: wonder, surprise
How do you spell amazement?
Syllables: a - maze - ment
Tricky part: The buzzing sound in the middle is written with a z, not an s, just as in amaze and maze.
Watch out for: amasement, amazemant
Memory tip: Picture a zigzag path through a maze: the z in the middle of amazement zigzags too.
Amazement in a sentence
Example 1: We watched the fireworks in amazement.
Example 2: To my amazement, my little sister read the whole book in a day.
Example 3: The magician's trick left the children gasping in amazement.
Fun Fact
In Old English, amasian meant to stun or confuse someone. Maze, a puzzle of paths that confuses you, is closely related.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: amazement
a) sadness
b) boredom
c) anger
d) astonishment
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d) astonishment. Astonishment is great surprise, the same feeling as amazement.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
a_aze_ent
a) n, n
b) m, m
c) m, n
d) n, m
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b) m, m. Say a-maze-ment: you hear an m sound at both gaps.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) wonderful
b) amazment
c) excitement
d) surprise
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b) amazment. Amaze keeps its e when ment is added.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
zemaentma
a) amazemnet
b) amazement
c) amazemetn
d) aamzement
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b) amazement. The word starts with a-m-a-z and ends with n-t.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would fill most people with amazement?
a) tying their laces
b) seeing a shooting star
c) brushing their teeth
d) waiting for a bus
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b) seeing a shooting star
2. Which sentence uses amazement correctly?
a) The crowd was amazement by the high jump.
b) The high jump amazement the whole crowd.
c) The crowd cheered in amazement at the high jump.
d) The crowd felt very amazement at the jump.
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c) The crowd cheered in amazement at the high jump.
