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Spell Bee Word: Increase


What does increase mean?

Word: Increase

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Increase means to become bigger in number, size or amount, or to make something bigger.

Synonyms: grow, rise, raise

Antonyms: reduce

How do you spell increase?

Syllables: in - crease

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ea, as in crease and please. Increese and increace are common slips.

Watch out for: increese, increace, incres

Memory tip: Eat more and your weight may increase: the ea of eat sits in the middle.

Increase in a sentence

Example 1: The number of birds in the park increases every winter.

Example 2: Please increase the volume so Nani can hear the song.

Example 3: Prices of vegetables often increase during the monsoon.

Fun Fact

India's population increased from about 36 crore in the 1951 census to about 121 crore in the 2011 census.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

increase

a) multiply
b) enlarge
c) expand
d) decrease

Show answer

d) decrease. Decrease means to get smaller, so it is the opposite of increase.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

increasse

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

Show answer

a) s. Only one s comes before the final e.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

seacrine

a) incense
b) sincere
c) increment
d) increase

Show answer

d) increase. Every letter, the a included, goes into increase; sincere leaves the a behind.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) promise
b) purchase
c) measure
d) encrease

Show answer

d) encrease. This word starts with in, as inside does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If the temperature increases, the weather gets ____.

a) warmer
b) darker
c) colder
d) wetter

Show answer

a) warmer

2. How could you increase the number of trees in a park?

a) planting young saplings
b) cutting down old trees
c) building a car park
d) laying a new path

Show answer

a) planting young saplings

Associated Words

circuitalertseasoningdoubtfulopportunity
fablechapterrelaxbeneathenjoyment

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