What does blame mean?
Word: Blame
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Blame means to say or think that someone did something wrong or caused something bad to happen.
Synonyms: accuse
Antonyms: praise
How do you spell blame?
Syllables: blame
Tricky part: The long a sound is made by a-consonant-e: bl-a-m-e. Leave out the e and you get blam; put ai in and you get blaim.
Watch out for: blaim, blam, blayme
Memory tip: Blame rhymes with game, name and same, and they all end in -ame. The magic e at the end makes the a say its name.
Idioms and Phrases
- take the blame: to say that something was your fault Example: "Omar took the blame for the broken flowerpot, though his cousin had kicked the ball."
Blame in a sentence
Example 1: Don't blame your little brother for your own mistake.
Example 2: Nobody was to blame for the power cut.
Example 3: The players blamed the wet ground for their slow running.
Fun Fact
Blame came into English from French about 800 years ago, and it has been used as both a verb and a noun ever since.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with the given word?
blame
a) balm
b) claim
c) blank
d) lamb
Show answer
b) claim. Claim ends with the same 'aym' sound, even though it is spelt with ai.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) fault
b) bllame
c) mistake
d) sorry
Show answer
b) bllame. Blame has just one l after the b.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
The coach did not blame anyone for the lost match and praised the team's efort.
a) only coach
b) lost and match
c) blame and efort
d) only efort
Show answer
d) only efort. Blame is right; effort has a double f.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
blame
a) meal
b) ample
c) male
d) able
Show answer
b) ample. There is no p in blame, so ample cannot be made.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If you blame the rain for being late, you say the rain...
a) caused it
b) stopped it
c) helped it
d) hid it
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a) caused it
2. In 'Don't blame me!', the speaker means...
a) please forgive me
b) it was not my fault
c) I did it on purpose
d) I will fix it now
Show answer
b) it was not my fault
