What does resume mean?
Word: Resume
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Resume means to start doing something again after a pause or a break.
Synonyms: continue, restart, carry on
Antonyms: stop, pause, halt
How do you spell resume?
Syllables: re - sume
Tricky part: The ending sounds like zyoom, but it is written -ume, with a silent e, the same as in volume and perfume.
Watch out for: resoom, resum
Memory tip: Volume, perfume and resume all finish with the same three letters, u, m and a silent e, however differently their first parts sound.
Resume in a sentence
Example 1: The match will resume as soon as the rain stops.
Example 2: After a sip of water, the singer resumed her song.
Example 3: School resumes on Monday after the winter holidays.
Fun Fact
Written with accent marks over both e letters, the same six letters make the noun that Americans use for a CV, the short list of your studies and jobs that you send when applying for work.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. resume 2. resuscitate 3. result 4. resurrect
a) 3142
b) 4312
c) 1342
d) 3124
Show answer
a) 3142. All four begin with resu-, so the fifth letter decides: l, then m, then r, then s.
Spell Probe
Choose the meaning of the misspelt word in the given sentence:
After a short lunch break, the judges will rezume the debate competition in the school hall.
a) people who decide the result of a contest
b) an event in which people try to win something
c) a formal discussion in which people give opposite views
d) to pick up an activity again from where it was left
Show answer
d) to pick up an activity again from where it was left. Resume is spelt with an s even though we hear a z sound.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) consume : consumtion
b) resume : resumption
c) presume : presumption
d) assume : assumption
Show answer
a) consume : consumtion. Consumption keeps the p that its sister nouns assumption and presumption have.
Word Tally
You get 2 marks for each correctly spelt word in the list. How many marks will you score?
resume, interval, postpone, interupt, schedule
a) 10
b) 6
c) 4
d) 8
Show answer
d) 8. Interrupt needs a double r; the other four words are right, so the score is 8.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When the power came back, our teacher resumed the lesson. What does this tell us?
a) A new teacher had taken over
b) The pupils had all gone home
c) The lesson had ended for the day
d) The lesson had stopped for a while
Show answer
d) The lesson had stopped for a while
2. You can resume something only if you ___.
a) have finished it for good
b) have already started it
c) have never heard of it
d) want to buy it
Show answer
b) have already started it
