Basic Details
Word: Appended
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Added something, especially at the end of a piece of writing, such as a note, a list or a signature. It is the past tense of append.
Synonyms: added, attached, affixed
Antonyms: removed, deleted, detached
How to Spell Appended
Syllables: ap - pend - ed
Tricky part: There are two p's at the start, as in apply and appoint. After the d of append, -ed is simply added: ap-pend-ed.
Watch out for: apended, appendded, appanded
Memory tip: Appended and appendix are relatives: an appendix is the extra section added at the end of a book. Spell appendix, stop before the ix, and add ed.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The author appended a list of useful websites at the end of her book.
Example 2: Dad appended his signature to the form and handed it back to the clerk.
Example 3: A short poem was appended to the bottom of the invitation card.
Fun Fact
Append comes from the Latin appendere, to hang on, and the same pend, to hang, is found in pendulum and pendant.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word appended as used in the sentence:
The teacher appended a short note to my report card asking my parents to meet her.
a) copied
b) attached
c) erased
d) hid
Show answer
b) attached. A note appended to a report card is attached to it; erased means the opposite.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
a_pen_ed
a) p, t
b) p, n
c) p, d
d) b, d
Show answer
c) p, d. The word starts ap-, as in apply, and append ends in d before the -ed.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The judge's remarks were edppadne to the final report on a separate page.
a) depended
b) appeared
c) appended
d) happened
Show answer
c) appended. The letters include two p's, two d's and no r or h, which only appended has.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Something appended to a letter is usually found ____.
a) in the first line
b) on the envelope
c) at the very end
d) in the title
Show answer
c) at the very end
2. A scientist would most likely append ____ to her report.
a) a box of chalk
b) a bunch of keys
c) a pair of shoes
d) a table of results
Show answer
d) a table of results
