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Spell Bee Word: strengthen


Basic Details

Word: Strengthen

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To make something stronger or more powerful.

Synonyms: reinforce, fortify, toughen

Antonyms: weaken

How to Spell Strengthen

Syllables: strength - en

Tricky part: The letters ngth come in that order. Students mix them up and write strenght or drop the g.

Watch out for: strenghten, strenthen, strengthan

Memory tip: Write strength first and check it: s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h. Then just add en; nothing inside changes.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Daily exercise helps to strengthen your muscles.

Example 2: Workers used steel rods to strengthen the old bridge.

Example 3: Reading every day will strengthen your vocabulary.

Fun Fact

Strong gives strength and long gives length, and both nouns can take en to become verbs: strengthen and lengthen.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

strength____

a) on
b) en
c) an
d) in

Show answer

b) en. En turns a noun into an action word, so strength becomes strengthen.

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:

stren_t_en

a) g,h
b) h,g
c) g,t
d) k,h

Show answer

a) g,h. The ng comes before th, exactly as in strength.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: strengthen

a) toughen
b) weaken
c) fortify
d) reinforce

Show answer

b) weaken. Weakening something takes strength away; strengthening adds it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would strengthen a friendship?

a) breaking promises
b) ignoring calls
c) helping each other
d) telling lies

Show answer

c) helping each other

2. The noun that strengthen is made from is ____.

a) string
b) strength
c) strong
d) stretch

Show answer

b) strength

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