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Spell Bee Word: Menace


What does menace mean?

Word: Menace

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Menace means a person or thing that is dangerous or causes a lot of trouble.

Synonyms: threat, danger, nuisance

How do you spell menace?

Syllables: men - ace

Tricky part: The ending sounds like iss but is spelt ace. There is only one n.

Watch out for: mennace, menis, menece

Memory tip: Split it into men and ace. An ace is the top card, so think of a menace as the top troublemaker in the pack.

Menace in a sentence

Example 1: Stray dogs have become a menace in our lane.

Example 2: Rash drivers are a menace on busy roads.

Example 3: The monkey was a menace, stealing bananas from every stall.

Fun Fact

Two different comic characters called Dennis the Menace, one British and one American, both first appeared in March 1951.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

menace

a) hazard
b) problem
c) boon
d) warning

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c) boon. Hazards and problems cause trouble, as a menace does; a boon brings good.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Plastic bags lying on the road are a menace to cows that graze near the markit.

a) graze
b) markit
c) menace
d) bags

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b) markit. Market ends in et, not it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

caneme

a) menace
b) camera
c) income
d) manage

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a) menace. Menace is the only choice with two e's and a c.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) annoyence
b) distirb
c) mischeif
d) menace

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d) menace. Annoyance ends in ance, disturb has ur and mischief has ie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mosquitoes are a menace in the rainy season because ____.

a) they damage the roofs
b) they pollute the water
c) they bite and keep us awake
d) they eat our crops

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c) they bite and keep us awake

2. A traffic menace is someone who ____.

a) walks on the footpath
b) waits at signals
c) follows every rule
d) drives dangerously

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d) drives dangerously

Associated Words

Words that end in -ace: embrace, surface, misplace, interface, cyberspace, peace

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: danger, nuisance

More words from this list

precede, seasoning, tornado, acorn, businessman, deliver, examination, hurry

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