Basic Details
Word: Remember
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To keep something in your mind or bring it back into your mind.
Synonyms: recall, recollect, think of
Antonyms: forget
How to Spell Remember
Syllables: re - mem - ber
Tricky part: It has two m's, each followed by an e, and it ends in -ber. Students drop the middle syllable and write rember, or end it with -bar.
Watch out for: remeber, rember, remembar
Memory tip: Count the m's: two, and each has an e on its left: r-EM-EM-ber. Every vowel in the word is an e.
Usage Examples
Example 1: I still remember the smell of rain on our first day in Kerala.
Example 2: Remember to switch off the geyser before you leave.
Example 3: Do you remember Dadi's recipe for gajar halwa?
Fun Fact
Most adults remember almost nothing from before the age of about three or four, something scientists call childhood amnesia.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
r_m_mb_r
a) i, e, e
b) e, e, e
c) e, a, e
d) e, e, a
Show answer
b) e, e, e. Re, mem and ber all take the same vowel, so the three gaps are e, e and e.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word remember as used in the sentence:
Please remember to bring your geometry box tomorrow.
a) recall
b) recollect
c) forget
d) note
Show answer
c) forget. Forget is the exact reverse of remember.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. enviroment 2. goverment 3. foriegn 4. remember
a) from another country
b) the group of people who rule a country
c) to keep in mind or bring back to mind
d) the natural world around us
Show answer
c) to keep in mind or bring back to mind. Foreign has ei, and government and environment both keep an n that we swallow when speaking.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If you remember a holiday fondly, you ____.
a) never went on it
b) think back on it happily
c) have forgotten all of it
d) want to cancel it
Show answer
b) think back on it happily
2. Which of these helps you remember facts for an exam?
a) short daily revision
b) one late-night reading
c) never testing yourself
d) skipping class notes
Show answer
a) short daily revision
