Basic Details
Word: Recommended
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Suggested that something or someone is good or suitable, or advised that something should be done. It is the past tense of recommend.
Synonyms: suggested, advised, endorsed, proposed
Antonyms: discouraged
How to Spell Recommended
Syllables: rec - om - mend - ed
Tricky part: One c and two m's: students double the wrong letter and write reccomended, or drop an m and write recomended.
Watch out for: recomended, reccommended, recommeded
Memory tip: The word is re + commend + ed. Commend, to praise, already has its double m; the re in front brings no extra c.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The doctor recommended two days of rest and plenty of water.
Example 2: Our librarian recommended a Ruskin Bond book for the holidays.
Example 3: This mountain route is not recommended during the monsoon.
Fun Fact
Sleep experts recommend that children aged 6 to 12 sleep between 9 and 12 hours a night.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
rec_mm_nded
a) o, a
b) a, e
c) o, e
d) u, e
Show answer
c) o, e. Commend sits inside the word, so the gaps take its o and its e.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word recommended as used in the sentence:
The coach recommended that we warm up for ten minutes before every match.
a) advised
b) forbade
c) ignored
d) doubted
Show answer
a) advised. When a coach recommends something, he advises you to do it.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The new dentist came highly mmdroeednec by our neighbours.
a) recommenced
b) recommended
c) commended
d) commanded
Show answer
b) recommended. Count the d's: there are two, and recommenced has only one, while commended and commanded are too short.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A book recommended by a friend is one the friend ____.
a) told you was worth reading
b) lost on the school bus
c) wrote for you herself
d) would not let you read
Show answer
a) told you was worth reading
2. Which is the correctly spelt noun form of recommend?
a) recommendance
b) recommendure
c) recommendation
d) recommendment
Show answer
c) recommendation
