What does lozenge mean?
Word: Lozenge
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Lozenge means a four-sided shape like a diamond. It is also a small flavoured sweet that you suck.
Synonyms: diamond, rhombus
Word origin: Came into English from Old French in the Middle Ages; its earlier history is not certain.
How do you spell lozenge?
Syllables: loz - enge
Tricky part: The ending sounds like inj, so lozinge is the usual slip. The vowel there is an e.
Watch out for: lozinge, lozenj
Memory tip: A lozenge can be a small challenge to spell, and the two words finish with the same four letters.
Lozenge in a sentence
Example 1: The floor of the old Kolkata hall is laid with black and white lozenges.
Example 2: Dadi always keeps a small tin of ginger lozenges in her handbag.
Example 3: Riya folded the paper twice and cut out a neat lozenge for her art project.
Fun Fact
The classic argyle pattern on socks and jumpers is built from rows of overlapping lozenges.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
lo___enge
a) ss
b) s
c) zz
d) z
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d) z. Only one letter goes here, the same one that buzzes in the middle of dozen.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
zgenloe
a) a solid figure with a round base and a point
b) a flat figure with six straight equal sides
c) a curved line that runs round a fixed centre
d) a slanted flat figure with four straight sides
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d) a slanted flat figure with four straight sides. Unscrambled, the jumble gives lozenge, the slanted four-sided figure.
Word Champ
In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. lozenge 2. loyal 3. lotus 4. lounge
a) 3412
b) 3241
c) 3421
d) 4321
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c) 3421. All four start with lo, so the third letter decides: t, u, y, then z.
Word Tally
Give 2 marks for each correctly spelt word in the list. What is the total?
lozenge, parallelogram, rhombus, octogon, cylindar, hexagon
a) 6
b) 10
c) 8
d) 4
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c) 8. Octagon and cylinder are misspelt, which leaves four correct words at 2 marks each.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A tile-maker joins two shapes to form a lozenge. What is she most likely to join?
a) a long bar and a small square
b) two matching triangles, base to base
c) two half circles, flat side to flat side
d) two squares, side by side
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b) two matching triangles, base to base
2. A metal badge has the shape of a lozenge. What can you say about its corners?
a) three are sharp and one is wide
b) all four are smooth and rounded
c) all four are exact right angles
d) two are sharp and two are wide
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d) two are sharp and two are wide
