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Spell Bee Word: Amount


What does amount mean?

Word: Amount

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Amount means how much there is of something.

How do you spell amount?

Syllables: a - mount

Tricky part: Only one m: children often write ammount.

Watch out for: ammount, ammont

Memory tip: Think of one mountain: amount has just one m.

Amount in a sentence

Example 1: Add a small amount of salt.

Example 2: That is a big amount of homework for one night.

Example 3: A huge amount of rain fell last night.

Fun Fact

On a cheque the amount is written in numbers and in words, so it is hard for anyone to change it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) amount
b) amownt
c) emount
d) amaunt

Show answer

a) amount. The middle sound is spelt ou, as in out.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

amount

a) quarter
b) quantity
c) quality
d) question

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b) quantity. Quantity also tells you how much of something there is.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mtuona

a) amuont
b) aomunt
c) amotun
d) amount

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d) amount. Say a-mount and write the sounds in the order you hear them.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Mix a small amout of sugar in the milk.

a) milk
b) sugar
c) small
d) amout

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d) amout. You can hear an n just before the t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Riya has 5 sweets, Om has 9, Sam has 2 and Ali has 7. Who has the largest amount?

a) Riya
b) Om
c) Sam
d) Ali

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b) Om

2. On a shop bill, the amount tells you ____.

a) the name of the shop
b) how much you must pay
c) the date of the bill
d) where the shop is

Show answer

b) how much you must pay

Associated Words

larkhappenbravemorningbuzzard
chaircircusbudgetforgiveturtle

More words from this list

breeze, cotton, favourite, hardly, milk, power, singer, tomorrow

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