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Spell Bee Word: Confirm


What does confirm mean?

Word: Confirm

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Confirm means to find out or say for certain that something is true or will happen.

Synonyms: check

Antonyms: cancel

How do you spell confirm?

Syllables: con - firm

Tricky part: The second part is firm, with an i, even though it can sound like ferm or furm.

Watch out for: confurm, conferm

Memory tip: To confirm a plan is to make it firm, so the word firm is hiding inside confirm.

Confirm in a sentence

Example 1: Please call Nani to confirm the time of the train.

Example 2: The teacher will confirm the date of the picnic.

Example 3: Can you confirm that the shop is open on Sunday?

Fun Fact

Hotels and airlines send a booking confirmation, a message that your room or seat is really booked.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) decide
b) arrive
c) promise
d) comfirm

Show answer

d) comfirm. There is an n before the f in confirm, not an m.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rifmonc

a) confrim
b) cofnirm
c) confirm
d) conifrm

Show answer

c) confirm. Only one choice spells the word that means to make sure.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

confirme

a) n
b) i
c) m
d) e

Show answer

d) e. Confirm ends with the m of firm; there is no e after it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

_onfirm

a) k
b) g
c) s
d) c

Show answer

d) c. Confirm begins with con, as contest and copy do.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Riya wants to confirm that the party is on Sunday. What should she do?

a) buy a gift
b) ask the host
c) wear a new dress
d) bake a cake

Show answer

b) ask the host

2. Which sentence uses confirm correctly?

a) Please confirm the glass of water to me.
b) Please confirm that you can come on Sunday.
c) Please confirm your shoes before school.
d) Please confirm the ball over the wall.

Show answer

b) Please confirm that you can come on Sunday.

Associated Words

Words that start with conf: confetti, confuse, confidence, confusion

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: check, cancel

More words from this list

false, guess, mare, policeman, sheep, Thursday, afraid, boot

Next steps

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