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Spell Bee Word: atonement


Basic Details

Word: Atonement

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Something you do to make up for a wrong you have done.

Synonyms: amends, reparation, penance

How to Spell Atonement

Syllables: a - tone - ment

Tricky part: It has one t at the start, and atone keeps its final e before ment.

Watch out for: attonement, atonment, atonemant

Memory tip: Read it as at + one + ment: after atonement, two people are at one again. Every letter of at one is there in order.

Usage Examples

Example 1: As an act of atonement, the boy repaired the window he had broken.

Example 2: He saw the weeks of community service as atonement for his mistake.

Example 3: In the story, the king's atonement was to give away his palace to the poor.

Fun Fact

Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, is called the Day of Atonement in English. It is a day of fasting and prayer.

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Word Makeup

Only one of these root words takes the suffix ment to make a real word. Choose it.

a) repent
b) forgive
c) atone
d) confess

Show answer

c) atone. Atone + ment makes atonement; the others form forgiveness, repentance and confession.

Word Connection

Choose the word closest in meaning to atonement as used in the sentence:

He offered to clean the classroom for a week in atonement for the mess.

a) excuse
b) praise
c) amends
d) revenge

Show answer

c) amends. He wanted to make up for the mess, which is making amends.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

attonement

a) m
b) t
c) n
d) o

Show answer

b) t. A single t opens the word: a-tone-ment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which action is an example of atonement?

a) buying a new pen
b) reading a comic
c) laughing at a joke
d) paying for a vase you broke

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d) paying for a vase you broke

2. Which verb is linked to atonement?

a) attend
b) attain
c) atone
d) adorn

Show answer

c) atone

Associated Words

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