What does influenced mean?
Word: Influenced
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Past tense of influence: had an effect on the way someone thought or behaved, or on how something turned out.
Synonyms: swayed, shaped, guided
How do you spell influenced?
Syllables: in - flu - enced
Tricky part: The word already has an e before the d, so only d is added to make the past tense. The c must not turn into s: influensed and influenst are wrong.
Watch out for: influensed, influenst
Memory tip: The c keeps its place even though you hear s: think of dance and danced, or prance and pranced.
Influenced in a sentence
Example 1: My grandmother's stories influenced my decision to study history.
Example 2: The rain influenced the umpires to stop play early.
Example 3: Many young singers were influenced by Lata Mangeshkar.
Fun Fact
Mahatma Gandhi was strongly influenced by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The two exchanged letters, and Gandhi named Tolstoy Farm, near Johannesburg, after him in 1910.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Her choice of career was ncduelfien by an uncle who ran a small clinic in the village.
a) influenced
b) inflicted
c) infringed
d) inflamed
Show answer
a) influenced. Only influenced uses a u and two e's; inflicted needs a t, infringed an r and a g, and inflamed an a and an m.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
infl__nced
a) o, e
b) u, a
c) u, e
d) e, u
Show answer
c) u, e. The middle is flu, as in fluent, and then en.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. sacrifised 2. recieved 3. influenced 4. acheived
a) gave up something valued for something more important
b) got or was given something
c) succeeded in doing something after effort
d) had an effect on how someone thought or acted
Show answer
d) had an effect on how someone thought or acted. Only influenced is spelt right; achieved and received need ie and ei the other way round, and sacrificed keeps a c.
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to influenced as used in the sentence:
The weather influenced our choice of picnic spot.
a) delayed
b) affected
c) ignored
d) repeated
Show answer
b) affected. The weather had an effect on the choice, so it affected it.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A friend influenced your choice of book. What did the friend do?
a) helped shape what you picked
b) wrote the book you picked
c) sold you the book at a fair
d) read the book aloud to you
Show answer
a) helped shape what you picked
2. Which statement shows that something influenced Tara?
a) Tara rides a yellow bus to school each day.
b) After the zoo trip, Tara chose to study animals.
c) Tara has always lived in the same town.
d) Tara has a birthday in June every year.
Show answer
b) After the zoo trip, Tara chose to study animals.
