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Spell Bee Word: Amuse


What does amuse mean?

Word: Amuse

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Amuse means to make someone laugh or smile, or to keep someone busy and happy.

Synonyms: entertain, delight

How do you spell amuse?

Syllables: a - muse

Tricky part: There is one m. The s in the middle makes a z sound, as in rose.

Watch out for: amuze, ammuse, amuise

Memory tip: Picture a puppet bent into the shape of an s, making the children giggle. The buzzing sound in amuse comes from that s, never a z.

Amuse in a sentence

Example 1: The puppet show amused the little children.

Example 2: I amused myself with a puzzle on the long train ride.

Example 3: His silly faces always amuse the baby.

Fun Fact

Bakken, in Denmark, is said to be the oldest amusement park still open. It began in 1583.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: amuse

a) cheer
b) surprise
c) bore
d) tickle

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c) bore. To bore someone is to make them feel dull and tired.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) circas
b) magican
c) amuse
d) jocker

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c) amuse. Only amuse would pass a dictionary check; the circus words around it each have one letter wrong.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

semua

a) aumse
b) amsue
c) ameus
d) amuse

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d) amuse. A comes first, then the m, and the word closes with use.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

amuse

a) mant
b) ment
c) meant
d) mint

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b) ment. A park full of rides is an amusement park; the ending is ment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would most likely amuse a five-year-old?

a) a long queue
b) a funny cartoon
c) a traffic jam
d) a tax form

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b) a funny cartoon

2. Raj kept his baby brother amused for an hour. What did he probably do?

a) played peekaboo with him
b) put him down for a nap
c) changed his nappy
d) gave him a warm bath

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a) played peekaboo with him

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