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Spell Bee Word: bend


Basic Details

Word: Bend

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To make something curved or not straight, or to move your body so that it is no longer straight.

Synonyms: curve, twist, fold, bow

Antonyms: straighten

How to Spell Bend

Syllables: bend

Tricky part: The word ends in nd. Students sometimes write bent, which is the past tense, when they mean the present form.

Watch out for: bende, bennd

Memory tip: Bend has the word end at its end: b + end. The road bends, and then it ends.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. bend over backwards: to try very hard to help or please someone Example: "Our neighbours bent over backwards to help when our car broke down."
  2. bend the rules: to allow something that is not normally allowed Example: "The librarian bent the rules and let me keep the book one more day."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Bend your knees when you lift a heavy box from the floor.

Example 2: The river bends sharply near the old temple.

Example 3: The strong wind made the coconut trees bend towards the sea.

Fun Fact

Deep-sea divers who come up to the surface too fast can get an illness called the bends, which causes pain in the joints. It got its name because sufferers often bend over in pain.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: bend

a) twist
b) fold
c) straighten
d) curve

Show answer

c) straighten. Straighten undoes a bend; the other three all make something less straight.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) rythm
b) ocassion
c) neccessary
d) bend

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d) bend. Bend is simply b plus end, with nothing doubled.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nbde

a) bend
b) bond
c) bead
d) band

Show answer

a) bend. Band, bond and bead each bring in an a or an o, which are not among these four letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these can you bend easily with your hands?

a) a stone
b) a glass bottle
c) a wire
d) a brick

Show answer

c) a wire

2. What is the past tense of bend?

a) bend
b) bant
c) bent
d) bound

Show answer

c) bent

Associated Words

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