What does convulsed mean?
Word: Convulsed
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Convulsed means moved with sudden, violent jerks that could not be controlled. People can also be convulsed with laughter.
Synonyms: jerked, shuddered, trembled
How do you spell convulsed?
Syllables: con - vulsed
Tricky part: The vowel after v is u, and the word ends in lsed. Students write convulsd or convalsed, or swap the l and s.
Watch out for: convalsed, convulsd, convusled
Memory tip: Picture the word itself shaking so hard that its l and s swap places. Steady it by checking the order: u, then l, then s.
Convulsed in a sentence
Example 1: Racked by a bad fit of coughing, he convulsed in his seat on the bus.
Example 2: The old car convulsed and then stopped in the middle of the road.
Example 3: Her shoulders convulsed as she tried not to giggle during the prayer.
Fun Fact
Convulse comes from the Latin convellere, which means to tear loose or to pull violently.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to convulsed as used in the sentence:
When the puppy chased its own tail round and round, the children convulsed with helpless laughter on the lawn.
a) stared
b) clapped
c) shook
d) shouted
Show answer
c) shook. To be convulsed with laughter is to shake with it.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are misspelt. Choose the meaning of the one spelt correctly.
1. compeled 2. expeled 3. convulsed 4. occured
a) made someone leave a school or group
b) happened
c) shook suddenly and violently
d) forced someone to do something
Show answer
c) shook suddenly and violently. Convulsed is correct; compelled and expelled need a double l, and occurred a double r.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The old engine sdcovleun twice, coughed out black smoke and then went quiet.
a) consulted
b) convulsed
c) confused
d) convinced
Show answer
b) convulsed. A dying engine shakes violently before it stops, so it convulsed; consulted needs a t, and confused and convinced have no l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Pick the sentence in which convulsed makes sense.
a) She convulsed the letter into the envelope.
b) The teacher convulsed the class to be quiet.
c) He convulsed that he had taken the pen.
d) The audience convulsed with laughter at the clown's act.
Show answer
d) The audience convulsed with laughter at the clown's act.
2. Which word is the noun form of convulse?
a) convulsed
b) convulsive
c) convulsion
d) convulsing
Show answer
c) convulsion
