Spell Bee Word: Imagine

What does imagine mean?

Word: Imagine

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Imagine means to make a picture of something in your mind, even if you cannot see it.

Synonyms: picture

How do you spell imagine?

Syllables: i - mag - ine

Tricky part: It has only one m, even though children often write two.

Watch out for: immagine, emmagine

Memory tip: One mind, one m: when you imagine, you make a picture in your one mind.

Imagine in a sentence

Example 1: Imagine a cat that can fly.

Example 2: I like to imagine I am an astronaut.

Example 3: Can you imagine a house made of chocolate?

Fun Fact

Imagine is the name of a famous 1971 song by John Lennon, who had been one of the Beatles.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) imagine
b) imageen
c) imagen
d) imagin

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a) imagine. Imagine ends with ine, and the last e stays.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

imagine

a) ignore
b) shout
c) forget
d) dream

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d) dream. When you dream, you also make pictures in your mind.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gimanie

a) imagine
b) miagine
c) imgaine
d) iamgine

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a) imagine. Spot the letters of I am at the start: i, m, a.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ima_ine

a) b
b) g
c) j
d) d

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b) g. The soft j sound here is spelt with a g, as in giant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When you imagine something, where do you see it?

a) in a mirror
b) on a screen
c) in your mind
d) through a window

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c) in your mind

2. Which of these can you only imagine?

a) a bus going down the road
b) a cat drinking some milk
c) a dragon flying over school
d) a crow sitting on a wall

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c) a dragon flying over school

Associated Words

Words that end in -ine: spine, porcupine, define, jasmine, medicine, submarine

More words from this list

need, release, solid, unable, August, cage, daily, flame

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

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