What does astounded mean?
Word: Astounded
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Astounded means so surprised by something that you can hardly believe it.
How do you spell astounded?
Syllables: a - stound - ed
Tricky part: The ow sound in the middle tricks many students into writing ow or a plain o. It is spelt ou.
Watch out for: astownded, astonded
Memory tip: Listen for the sound you make when something takes your breath away, ow; then write it the way sound and found do, with ou.
Astounded in a sentence
Example 1: We were astounded when the shy new boy won the singing contest.
Example 2: Grandma was astounded to see snow on her first trip to Gulmarg.
Example 3: The coach looked astounded as our team scored three goals in five minutes.
Fun Fact
Astound, astonish and stun are thought to go back to the same old French verb, estoner, which meant to stun or amaze.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
as_ound_d
a) t, a
b) d, e
c) t, e
d) t, i
Show answer
c) t, e. The s is followed by a t, as in stun, and the ending is spelt ed, as in painted.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
dutesdano
a) astronaut
b) astounded
c) abandoned
d) abounded
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b) astounded. With an s and a t but no b or r, the letters rule out abandoned, abounded and astronaut.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: astounded
a) sleepy
b) annoyed
c) unmoved
d) amazed
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d) amazed. Both words describe being filled with great surprise.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
We were astoundded to see a peacock dancing on the school wall in the monsoon rain.
a) peacock
b) monsoon
c) astoundded
d) dancing
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c) astoundded. Only one d comes before the ed ending.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which news would most likely leave a class astounded?
a) the library opens on Monday as usual
b) the bell will ring at the usual time
c) the lunch break starts at noon as always
d) their teacher once climbed Mount Everest
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d) their teacher once climbed Mount Everest
2. Which reaction best matches being astounded?
a) yawning very slowly
b) nodding off to sleep
c) shrugging calmly
d) gasping with wide eyes
Show answer
d) gasping with wide eyes
