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Spell Bee Word: Attempt


What does attempt mean?

Word: Attempt

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Attempt means to make an effort to do something, even if it is hard.

Antonyms: give up

How do you spell attempt?

Syllables: at - tempt

Tricky part: There is a p before the last t that is hard to hear.

Watch out for: attemt, attemtp

Memory tip: Say at-temP-t and press on the p, so you remember to write it.

Attempt in a sentence

Example 1: The baby made an attempt to stand up.

Example 2: I will attempt to climb the rope.

Example 3: She made a brave attempt to win.

Fun Fact

Tenzing Norgay was part of several Everest attempts before he and Edmund Hillary reached the top in 1953.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) attampt
b) attempt
c) attimpt
d) attumpt

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b) attempt. The vowel after the double t is e.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

attempt

a) win
b) wait
c) try
d) quit

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c) try. To attempt something is to try it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pmettat

a) aettmpt
b) atetmpt
c) attempt
d) tatempt

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c) attempt. Find the p and t that end the word, then put the rest in front.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

I will atempt the hard sum again.

a) atempt
b) will
c) again
d) hard

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a) atempt. After the a come two t's: attempt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Om attempts to lift a heavy box but cannot. What happened?

a) He tried but could not do it.
b) He lifted it with one hand.
c) He asked Dad to lift it.
d) He did not try at all.

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a) He tried but could not do it.

2. In a test, the teacher says, 'Attempt all questions.' What should you do?

a) skip the hard questions
b) answer only the first question
c) answer every question
d) just read the questions

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c) answer every question

Associated Words

Words that start with att: attach, attitude, attractive, attract, attention

More words from this list

buzz, cyan, five, hotel, napkin, rain, sniff, turkey

Next steps

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