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Spell Bee Word: Intend


What does intend mean?

Word: Intend

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Intend means to have something in your mind that you mean to do.

Synonyms: mean, aim

How do you spell intend?

Syllables: in - tend

Tricky part: Said quickly, the first syllable can sound like en, so children start the word with e. Intend always begins with in.

Watch out for: entend, inntend

Memory tip: Think of its noun, intention. In intention the in at the start is easy to hear, and intend begins the very same way.

Intend in a sentence

Example 1: I intend to finish my project before Sunday.

Example 2: Dev intends to learn the guitar this summer.

Example 3: What do you intend to be when you grow up?

Fun Fact

Intend comes from the Latin intendere, to stretch towards, as if you stretch your mind towards a goal.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: intend

a) plan
b) refuse
c) forget
d) avoid

Show answer

a) plan. To intend to do something is to plan it; forget, refuse and avoid point the other way.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pretend
b) extend
c) intind
d) attend

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c) intind. The second vowel is e, just as in tend.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

in_e_d

a) t, m
b) d, m
c) t, n
d) d, n

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c) t, n. In-tend: a t after in, and an n before the final d.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

intende

a) e
b) t
c) d
d) n

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a) e. Intend ends with the d; there is no e after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 'Sorry, I did not intend to step on your foot.' What is the speaker saying?

a) It was your own fault.
b) It did not hurt at all.
c) It was done on purpose.
d) It was an accident.

Show answer

d) It was an accident.

2. Choose the correct sentence.

a) She intends to join the dance class.
b) She intend to joins the dance class.
c) She intends joining to the dance class.
d) She intending join the dance class.

Show answer

a) She intends to join the dance class.

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