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Spell Bee Word: Opine


What does opine mean?

Word: Opine

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Opine means to give your opinion about something, often in a formal way.

Synonyms: state, suggest, comment, remark

How do you spell opine?

Syllables: o - pine

Tricky part: There is only one p, as in opinion.

Watch out for: oppine, appine

Memory tip: Opinion has one p, and so does opine.

Opine in a sentence

Example 1: Experts opine that the monsoon will arrive early this year.

Example 2: Grandpa likes to opine on every cricket match.

Example 3: The judges were asked to opine on the best science model.

Fun Fact

Opine comes from the Latin opinari, to think or suppose, which is also where opinion comes from.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which word does not rhyme with opine?

a) engine
b) divine
c) decline
d) sign

Show answer

a) engine. Engine ends in a short in sound; divine, decline and sign end like pine.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Newspaper editors often ___ on the big events of the week in a short column.

a) oblige
b) obtain
c) opine
d) outline

Show answer

c) opine. Oblige means to help, outline is to describe briefly and obtain is to get; none of them is followed by on here.

Word Tally

How many words are misspelt in the sentence?

At the meeting, the head teacher opined that the school garden needed more benchs and a water tap.

a) 0
b) 1
c) 3
d) 2

Show answer

b) 1. The plural of bench is benches; opined is spelt correctly.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) refine
b) define
c) combine
d) opyne

Show answer

d) opyne. Opine ends in ine, like define, refine and combine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is most likely to opine about a new film?

a) a popcorn seller
b) a projector operator
c) a film critic
d) a ticket seller

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c) a film critic

2. Grandpa opined that the match was the best he had ever seen. What did he do?

a) He gave his view.
b) He kept quiet.
c) He bought a ticket.
d) He asked a question.

Show answer

a) He gave his view.

Associated Words

columnistmouth-wateringmanipulatedevoidsuffocation
dubiouscredibilityamplifyfluorescentforerunner

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