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Spell Bee Word: Resemble


What does resemble mean?

Word: Resemble

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Resemble means to be similar to someone or something, especially in the way they appear.

Synonyms: match, mirror, take after

Antonyms: differ

How do you spell resemble?

Syllables: re - sem - ble

Tricky part: The ending is ble, not bel. Students also write ressemble, the way French spells its word.

Watch out for: ressemble, resembel, rasemble

Memory tip: End it the way table and trouble end: b-l-e, with the l before the e.

Resemble in a sentence

Example 1: Kavya resembles her grandmother, with the same curly hair.

Example 2: From far away, the cloud resembled a giant elephant.

Example 3: This smooth river stone resembles a heart.

Fun Fact

Resemble comes from the old French resembler, built on sembler, 'to seem', which goes back to the Latin similis, 'like' - the same root as similar.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: resemble

a) look after
b) look into
c) look like
d) look down on

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c) look like. To resemble someone is to look like them.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

r_se_ble

a) i, n
b) e, n
c) i, m
d) e, m

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d) e, m. Re starts the word, and m, not n, comes before the b, as in tremble.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) seperate
b) ocurrence
c) resemble
d) neccessary

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c) resemble. Separate has par, occurrence has cc and rr, and necessary has one c and ss.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

blemesre

a) assemble
b) resemble
c) reusable
d) ensemble

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b) resemble. There is no a, n or u in the jumble, so only resemble uses these eight letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A stick insect resembles a twig. This helps it to ____.

a) stay hidden among the branches
b) fly faster than other insects
c) build its nest in trees
d) find water in dry weather

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a) stay hidden among the branches

2. Which animal does a wolf most resemble?

a) a dog
b) a bear
c) a lion
d) a deer

Show answer

a) a dog

Associated Words

Words that end in -ble: affable, compatible, disposable, sustainable, remarkable, excitable

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: match, mirror, differ

More words from this list

trial, article, career, cosmic, domestication, gardening, irresponsible, opaque

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