Basic Details
Word: Promised
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Said firmly that you would surely do something, or that something would surely happen. It is the past tense of promise.
Synonyms: pledged, vowed, assured
How to Spell Promised
Syllables: prom - ised
Tricky part: Promise is one of the words that always ends in ise, even in American English, so promized is wrong everywhere. The s is single.
Watch out for: promissed, promized, promisd
Memory tip: Promise already ends in e, so you add only d: promise + d. Nothing doubles and nothing drops.
Idioms and Phrases
- promise the moon: to promise something wonderful that you cannot really give Example: "The new captain promised the moon but could not even fix the practice timings."
Usage Examples
Example 1: Dadi promised to teach me her lemon pickle recipe.
Example 2: The mayor promised a new bridge before the monsoon.
Example 3: I promised my friend I would keep his secret.
Fun Fact
Promise comes from the Latin promissum, something sent forward, from pro and mittere, to send - the same mittere found in missile and mission.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word:
1. promised 2. ocurred 3. refered 4. controled
a) said that you would surely do something
b) happened, often without warning
c) had power over something
d) mentioned or sent on to someone
Show answer
a) said that you would surely do something. Occurred, referred and controlled all double their last consonant before ed; promised needs no doubling.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
promissed
a) s
b) d
c) m
d) i
Show answer
a) s. There is only one s in promise, and adding d does not change that.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word 'promised' as used in the sentence:
Grandpa promised to take us to the kite festival in Ahmedabad next January.
a) refused
b) forgot
c) doubted
d) pledged
Show answer
d) pledged. To pledge is to give your word, which is exactly what Grandpa did.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Someone who breaks a promise ____.
a) does not do what they said
b) makes the promise come true
c) writes the promise down twice
d) keeps every word they said
Show answer
a) does not do what they said
2. Which word means a very serious promise?
a) wish
b) vow
c) rumour
d) hint
Show answer
b) vow
