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Spell Bee Word: Reported


Basic Details

Word: Reported

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Told people about something that happened, especially officially or in the news.

Synonyms: stated, announced, described, related

Antonyms: concealed, suppressed

How to Spell Reported

Syllables: re - port - ed

Tricky part: One p and one t: report + ed. Because report ends in t, the ed adds a full extra beat: re-port-ed.

Watch out for: repported, reportted, raported

Memory tip: Report holds port, from Latin portare, to carry: a reporter carries news back to you. Write re + port + ed.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The weather office reported light rain over the hills.

Example 2: My friend reported the broken tap to the hostel warden.

Example 3: Two students reported feeling dizzy after the long assembly.

Fun Fact

India's first newspaper, Hicky's Bengal Gazette, was started in Calcutta in 1780 by James Augustus Hicky.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word reported as used in the sentence:

The newspaper reported that heavy snow had closed three roads near Shimla.

a) stated
b) hid
c) denied
d) forgot

Show answer

a) stated. A newspaper that reports something states it as news; hid and denied do the reverse.

Mingle-Mangle

Unscramble the jumbled word in the sentence and choose the correct word:

The guard dtreoper the missing bicycle to the police at once.

a) repented
b) deported
c) reported
d) retorted

Show answer

c) reported. Deported needs two d's, retorted two t's and repented an n; the jumble has two r's, a p and an o.

Word Cookie

One letter in this word is not needed. Find it:

repported

a) r
b) t
c) p
d) o

Show answer

c) p. A single p is enough: re-port-ed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 'She said that she was tired' is an example of ____.

a) an exclamation
b) reported speech
c) a command
d) a question

Show answer

b) reported speech

2. A theft that is reported has been ____.

a) kept secret
b) solved at once
c) forgotten
d) told to the police

Show answer

d) told to the police

Associated Words

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