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Spell Bee Word: Brighten


What does brighten mean?

Word: Brighten

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Brighten means to become or make something brighter, or to make someone feel more cheerful.

Synonyms: lighten, light up, cheer up

Antonyms: dim, sadden

How do you spell brighten?

Syllables: bright - en

Tricky part: The gh is silent but must be written. Briten and brigten are typical mistakes.

Watch out for: briten, brigten, brihgten

Memory tip: Bright, light, night and sight all hide the same silent gh: write bright in full before you add anything.

Brighten in a sentence

Example 1: A coat of yellow paint will brighten up this dull classroom.

Example 2: Grandma's face brightened when she saw us at the station.

Example 3: The sky began to brighten after the storm passed.

Fun Fact

Weather forecasters in Britain often say a day will brighten up later, meaning the clouds should clear and the sun come out.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

bright____

a) an
b) en
c) un
d) in

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b) en. En turns the describing word bright into an action, as it does in sharpen.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: brighten

a) darken
b) gleam
c) sparkle
d) illuminate

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a) darken. Darken means to make darker, the reverse of brighten.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Fresh flowers in a vase can brighten any room, even on a cloudy and gloomey day.

a) cloudy
b) gloomey
c) brighten
d) flowers

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b) gloomey. Gloomy ends in a plain y after the m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could brighten a sad friend's day?

a) a kind note
b) a rude remark
c) a missed call
d) a broken promise

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a) a kind note

2. To brighten a dark room quickly, you could ____.

a) open the curtains wide
b) switch off the lamp
c) close the window shutters
d) paint the walls dark grey

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a) open the curtains wide

Associated Words

Words that end in -ten: hasten, glisten, often, dishearten, soften, fasten

More words from this list

construction, discord, flora, infertile, necessity, referee, technical, amusement

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