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Spell Bee Word: blaze


Basic Details

Word: Blaze

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To burn brightly with strong flames, or to shine with a very bright light.

Synonyms: burn, flare, flame, glow

How to Spell Blaze

Syllables: blaze

Tricky part: The middle sound is spelt with z, not s, and the word ends in a silent e that makes the a say its name.

Watch out for: blaize, blaz, blayz

Memory tip: Draw the z in blaze as a zigzag flame shooting up from a fire. No zigzag, no blaze.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. blaze a trail: to be the first to do something new that others then follow Example: "Kalpana Chawla blazed a trail for young Indian girls who dreamed of going to space."

Usage Examples

Example 1: The campfire blazed while we sang songs under the stars.

Example 2: Lights blazed in every window of the palace on the night of the wedding.

Example 3: The midday sun blazed down on the cricket ground.

Fun Fact

A blaze is also a white stripe running down the middle of a horse's face. Many horse owners describe their animals by markings like this.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

zeabl

a) blame
b) glaze
c) blaze
d) blade

Show answer

c) blaze. Blade needs a d, blame needs an m and glaze needs a g, so only blaze fits.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The dry grass on the hillside started to blaize within minutes of the spark.

a) minutes
b) spark
c) blaize
d) hillside

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c) blaize. The long a in blaze comes from the silent e at the end, so no i is needed.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: blaze

a) drip
b) freeze
c) flare
d) fade

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c) flare. A fire that flares up burns suddenly and brightly, just like one that blazes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is most likely to blaze?

a) a bonfire
b) a puddle
c) a pillow
d) an ice cube

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a) a bonfire

2. Someone who blazes a trail ____.

a) gets lost in a forest
b) walks slowly behind others
c) sets fire to a path
d) does something new before anyone else

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d) does something new before anyone else

Associated Words

blowerresembleridiculousprosperousdemocracy
probablydecisivelyethnicmicrowavevariant

Next steps

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