Spell Bee Word: Analyse

What does analyse mean?

Word: Analyse

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Analyse means to look at something very carefully, part by part, in order to understand it.

Synonyms: study, inspect

How do you spell analyse?

Syllables: an - a - lyse

Tricky part: The middle has a y, not an i. In British English it ends in yse.

Watch out for: analise, analys

Memory tip: Analyse has the same y as analysis. If you can spell one, you can spell the other.

Analyse in a sentence

Example 1: The coach analysed the video of our match.

Example 2: Detectives analyse fingerprints to find out who was there.

Example 3: Our teacher analysed the test results to see which topics we found hard.

Fun Fact

In Greek, analysis meant a loosening or untying, much like untying a knot to see how it was tied.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) analyse
b) experment
c) reserch
d) calculete

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a) analyse. The three science words each lose or swap a vowel, while analyse keeps its y and its British yse ending.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

_n_lyse

a) a, e
b) a, a
c) a, o
d) e, a

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b) a, a. Say an-a-lyse: the same short a sound fills both gaps.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lasyena

a) naalyse
b) aanlyse
c) analyse
d) alanyse

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c) analyse. The word ends in lyse, the British ending.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: analyse

a) ignore
b) imagine
c) examine
d) repeat

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c) examine. To examine something is to look at it closely, just as you do when you analyse it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best way to analyse a hard maths question?

a) guess the answer quickly
b) copy a friend's answer
c) skip it and move on
d) read each part carefully

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d) read each part carefully

2. Scientists analyse a sample of river water. What are they most likely looking for?

a) the time of high tide
b) the names of the fish
c) dirt and germs in it
d) the colour of the sky

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c) dirt and germs in it

Associated Words

Next steps

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