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Spell Bee Word: reassure


Basic Details

Word: Reassure

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To say or do something that makes someone stop worrying or feel less afraid.

Synonyms: comfort, encourage, calm, soothe

Antonyms: worry, alarm, frighten, upset

How to Spell Reassure

Syllables: re - as - sure

Tricky part: It is re + assure, and assure has a double s. Students write reasure or reashure.

Watch out for: reasure, reashure, reassur

Memory tip: When you are sure, you feel safe. Re + as + sure: the as and the sure each bring one s.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The doctor reassured Arjun that the injection would not hurt much.

Example 2: Mother phoned to reassure us that her train had reached Pune safely.

Example 3: The pilot's calm voice reassured the nervous passengers.

Fun Fact

Assure, ensure and insure all grew from seur, the old French word for sure, which is why the three look so alike.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: reassure

a) soothe
b) alarm
c) encourage
d) comfort

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b) alarm. To alarm someone is to make them afraid; the rest calm them.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) reccomend
b) reassure
c) embarass
d) apparantly

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b) reassure. Recommend has one c and mm, apparently ends in ently and embarrass has rr and ss.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

surreeas

a) reassure
b) pressure
c) measure
d) treasure

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a) reassure. There is no t, m or p in the jumble; re and assure use every letter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A teacher might reassure a student who ____.

a) is nervous about a test
b) is eating lunch
c) has won a prize
d) is laughing

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a) is nervous about a test

2. Which word is the noun of reassure?

a) reassuring
b) reassurance
c) reassurement
d) reassurity

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b) reassurance

Associated Words

amendbendhinderguardwrinkle
assertivedeductconcedeboostblaze

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