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Spell Bee Word: embarrass


Basic Details

Word: Embarrass

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To make someone feel shy, awkward or ashamed, often in front of other people.

Synonyms: shame, humiliate

How to Spell Embarrass

Syllables: em - bar - rass

Tricky part: It has a double r and a double s. Most mistakes come from writing only one of them.

Watch out for: embarass, embarras, embaress

Memory tip: When you are embarrassed your cheeks go Really Red and you Smile Shyly: two r's and two s's.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Please don't embarrass me by singing loudly in front of my friends.

Example 2: Papa likes to embarrass my sister by showing her baby photos.

Example 3: Forgetting a line will not embarrass you so much if you have practised well.

Fun Fact

Embarrass came into English from the French embarrasser, which first meant to block or get in the way of something.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) occassion
b) neccessary
c) embarrass
d) harrass

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c) embarrass. Harass, occasion and necessary are famous double-letter traps, and all three are wrong here.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

embarrasse

a) e
b) r
c) a
d) s

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a) e. The verb stops after its double s, so no e follows.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

embarrass

a) comfort
b) praise
c) humiliate
d) honour

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c) humiliate. To humiliate someone is to make them feel foolish in front of others, much like embarrassing them.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could embarrass a student on stage?

a) sleeping well the night before
b) tripping during the annual day dance
c) reading quietly
d) eating breakfast at home

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b) tripping during the annual day dance

2. What part of speech is embarrass?

a) adjective
b) noun
c) preposition
d) verb

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d) verb

Associated Words

constitutiondomineeringbookbinderdeficientphobia
bureauastoundcourtferociousnumerous

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