Basic Details
Word: Surrendered
Part of Speech: Verb (past tense of surrender)
Meaning: Gave up fighting and accepted defeat, or handed something over because one had to.
Synonyms: yielded, submitted, gave up
Antonyms: resisted, fought
How to Spell Surrendered
Syllables: sur - ren - dered
Tricky part: The r after su is doubled, and the next vowel is e. Students write surendered or surrandered.
Watch out for: surendered, surrandered, surrenderred, surrendred
Memory tip: Sur + render + ed. Render means to give, so to surrender is to give yourself up. Add ed with no extra r.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The thief surrendered to the police after a long chase.
Example 2: Rahul surrendered his old passport when he got a new one.
Example 3: Tired and hungry, the climbers surrendered to the storm and turned back.
Fun Fact
On 16 December 1971, more than 90,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered in Dhaka, one of the largest surrenders since the Second World War. India marks the day as Vijay Diwas.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
su_r_nd_red
a) n, e, e
b) r, e, e
c) r, e, a
d) r, a, e
Show answer
b) r, e, e. The word inside is render, so the r is doubled and both vowels after it are e.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:
After a two-day siege, the rebels ddneerusrer their weapons to the army.
a) surrendered
b) surrounded
c) rendered
d) sundered
Show answer
a) surrendered. Surrounded needs an o, and rendered and sundered are too short for this eleven-letter jumble.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word 'surrendered' as used in the sentence:
The soldiers in the fort surrendered after a siege that lasted six months.
a) resisted
b) submitted
c) yielded
d) quit
Show answer
a) resisted. Yielded, submitted and quit all mean they gave up; resisted means they held out.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To surrender a ticket means to ____.
a) hand it over
b) buy it
c) print it
d) lose it
Show answer
a) hand it over
2. In war, a white flag waved by one side usually signals ____.
a) an order to attack
b) a victory feast
c) surrender or a wish to talk
d) a new king
Show answer
c) surrender or a wish to talk
