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Spell Bee Word: astound


Basic Details

Word: Astound

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To surprise someone so much that they can hardly believe it. Something that astounds you leaves you amazed.

Synonyms: amaze, astonish, stun

Antonyms: bore

How to Spell Astound

Syllables: as - tound

Tricky part: The sound in the middle is spelt ou, as in round, not ow. There is only one s.

Watch out for: astownd, asstound, astond

Memory tip: Its last four letters, ound, are the same as at the end of round and found: as + t + ound.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The size of the blue whale's heart astounded the children at the museum.

Example 2: It astounds me that Ammu can solve the puzzle in under a minute.

Example 3: The village was astounded when the shy boy topped the district exam.

Fun Fact

Astound, astonish and stun are cousins: all three go back to the Old French verb estoner, 'to stun'.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: astound

a) tire
b) amaze
c) calm
d) bore

Show answer

b) amaze. To astound someone is to amaze them.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nustoda

a) sounded
b) astonish
c) astound
d) abound

Show answer

c) astound. Abound has a b, astonish has an i and an h, and sounded has two d's, so these letters make astound.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The young magician hopes his last trick will astownd the whole audience.

a) astownd
b) audience
c) magician
d) whole

Show answer

a) astownd. The ow sound in this word is written ou.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most people would be astounded by ____.

a) a dog that can count to ten
b) a bus at a bus stop
c) a cup of tea
d) a pencil on a desk

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a) a dog that can count to ten

2. If the result astounded the coach, the coach was ____.

a) half asleep
b) angry with the team
c) a little bored
d) very surprised

Show answer

d) very surprised

Associated Words

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