What does amazing mean?
Word: Amazing
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Amazing means very surprising in a way that impresses you or fills you with wonder.
Synonyms: astonishing, wonderful, incredible, remarkable
Antonyms: dull, boring
How do you spell amazing?
Syllables: a - maz - ing
Tricky part: The middle sound is spelt with z, not s, so students who write by sound put amasing.
Watch out for: amasing, ammazing, amazzing
Memory tip: An amazing zoo: let the z of zoo remind you that amazing uses z, not s.
Amazing in a sentence
Example 1: The view of the Himalayas from the plane was amazing.
Example 2: Our cook makes an amazing vegetable pie on Sundays.
Example 3: It is amazing how fast bamboo grows in the rainy season.
Fun Fact
The words amaze and maze are related. Amaze first meant to confuse or stun someone, the way a maze leaves you lost.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: amazing
a) thrilling
b) magical
c) splendid
d) ordinary
Show answer
d) ordinary. Ordinary means plain and not special.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) interesting
b) amazeing
c) exciting
d) charming
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b) amazeing. Amaze drops its e before ing, just as excite does in exciting.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
zgmaian
a) amusing
b) amazed
c) amazing
d) imaging
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c) amazing. Amusing needs a u and an s, amazed a d, and imaging a second g, so the word is amazing.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
am_z_ng
a) i, i
b) a, e
c) e, i
d) a, i
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d) a, i. Both blanks are vowels: a after the m, as in amaze, and i before the ng.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which reaction fits an amazing magic trick?
a) 'Wow, how did he do that?'
b) 'I have seen it many times.'
c) 'I knew that trick already.'
d) 'That was rather dull.'
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a) 'Wow, how did he do that?'
2. An amazing view from a hilltop is one that ____.
a) is hard to see
b) makes you yawn
c) is hidden by trees
d) makes you gasp
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d) makes you gasp
