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Spell Bee Word: amend


Basic Details

Word: Amend

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To make small changes to something, such as a rule or a piece of writing, to correct or improve it.

Synonyms: change, correct, revise, improve

Sounds like: emend (to correct mistakes in a written text; a rare word)

How to Spell Amend

Syllables: a - mend

Tricky part: Only one m. It is a in front of mend, and it starts with a, not e.

Watch out for: ammend, amand, amind

Memory tip: A + mend: you amend a rule the way you mend a torn shirt, by fixing what is wrong.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. make amends: To do something good to show you are sorry for a wrong. Example: "Arjun made amends for breaking the vase by helping clean the whole kitchen."

Usage Examples

Example 1: The club voted to amend its rules about late fees.

Example 2: Please amend the date on your form before you submit it.

Example 3: The teacher amended the timetable so we could have one more games period.

Fun Fact

The Constitution of India came into force in 1950 and has been amended more than 100 times since then.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

amend

a) destroy
b) repeat
c) revise
d) ignore

Show answer

c) revise. To revise a rule is to change it to make it better, which is amending it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) apprehend
b) transcend
c) comprehend
d) ammend

Show answer

d) ammend. Amend is a plus mend, so it has only one m.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The class monitor asked the teacher if he could amand the list of team names.

a) list
b) monitor
c) teacher
d) amand

Show answer

d) amand. Hear the word mend at the end: a-mend.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a school amends its rules, it ____.

a) forgets them
b) throws them all away
c) changes them a little to make them better
d) prints them in gold

Show answer

c) changes them a little to make them better

2. Which noun comes from amend?

a) amendation
b) amendance
c) amendure
d) amendment

Show answer

d) amendment

Associated Words

backyarddomesticationacceptableincrediblecordial
conjunctioncelestialinsecticidehostilityminiature

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