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Spell Bee Word: Blend


What does blend mean?

Word: Blend

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Blend means to mix two or more things together so well that they become one.

Synonyms: mix, combine

Antonyms: separate

How do you spell blend?

Syllables: blend

Tricky part: Blend ends in nd. Say the d clearly, or you may write blen.

Watch out for: blen, bleand, blennd

Memory tip: The d at the end of blend is like the lid on a blender: leave it off and the mix spills out.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. blend in: to look or behave like the people or things around you so you are not noticed Example: "The green caterpillar blended in with the leaves."

Blend in a sentence

Example 1: Blend the banana and milk until it is smooth.

Example 2: In art class we blended red and white to make pink.

Example 3: This tea is a blend of Assam and Darjeeling leaves.

Fun Fact

Some English words are blends too: brunch is breakfast plus lunch, and smog is smoke plus fog.

Practise the CREST Way

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

dlneb

a) to beat eggs quickly with a fork
b) to stir things together into one
c) to cook food slowly in an oven
d) to cut food into very small pieces

Show answer

b) to stir things together into one. Those five letters make blend.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

blend

a) bend
b) bell
c) bed
d) lend

Show answer

b) bell. Bell needs two l's, but blend has only one.

Sound Check

Which word does not rhyme with the given word?

blend

a) spend
b) mend
c) bind
d) friend

Show answer

c) bind. Bind has the long 'i' sound, so it does not rhyme with blend.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) stir : stirred
b) chop : choped
c) blend : blended
d) bake : baked

Show answer

b) chop : choped. Chop doubles its p before -ed: chopped.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two colours could you blend to make green?

a) red and white
b) black and white
c) blue and yellow
d) red and yellow

Show answer

c) blue and yellow

2. Mum wants to blend the cake batter by hand. What does she pick up?

a) a knife
b) a whisk
c) a peeler
d) a grater

Show answer

b) a whisk

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: combine, separate

More words from this list

compartment, dough, grant, landing, pedal, slim, swimsuit, whiny

Next steps

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