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Spell Bee Word: Expand


What does expand mean?

Word: Expand

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Expand means to become bigger or wider, or to make something bigger.

Synonyms: grow, swell, widen, stretch

Antonyms: contract

How do you spell expand?

Syllables: ex - pand

Tricky part: The vowel after p is a, not e. Expend, with an e, is a different word that means to use up energy or money.

Watch out for: ekspand, expaned, exspand

Memory tip: Find the pan hiding inside expand, and picture that frying pan growing wider and wider until it fills the kitchen.

Expand in a sentence

Example 1: Our school plans to expand the library with two new rooms.

Example 2: The puri expanded like a little balloon in the hot oil.

Example 3: Metal railway tracks expand a little on hot summer days.

Fun Fact

The iron of the Eiffel Tower expands in summer heat, and the tower can grow by up to about 15 centimetres.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

expand

a) bend
b) shrink
c) rise
d) spread

Show answer

b) shrink. Things that shrink get smaller, while things that expand get bigger.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My chest seems to espand when I take a deep breath of fresh air.

a) espand
b) chest
c) fresh
d) breath

Show answer

a) espand. Expand begins with ex, not es.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) expant
b) inflate
c) balloon
d) stretch

Show answer

a) expant. Expand ends with a d, as in hand.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

exppand

a) x
b) p
c) e
d) a

Show answer

b) p. Expand has one p, straight after the x.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick the thing that expands.

a) a pencil as you sharpen it
b) a candle as it burns
c) ice cream as it melts
d) bread dough as it rises

Show answer

d) bread dough as it rises

2. A shop owner wants to expand her bakery. What is she planning to do?

a) paint it blue
b) sell it soon
c) make it bigger
d) close it early

Show answer

c) make it bigger

Associated Words

cautiousflannelanticipationstruggleattractive
populationexpensivestretchcommitdestructive

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