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Spell Bee Word: sympathize


Basic Details

Word: Sympathize

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To understand and share someone's sadness or trouble, and to feel sorry for them.

Synonyms: pity, commiserate, empathize

How to Spell Sympathize

Syllables: sym - pa - thize

Tricky part: The first vowel is y, not i, as in symbol. Students also write sympathyze, keeping the y of sympathy.

Watch out for: simpathize, sympathyze, sympethize

Memory tip: Sympathy is the feeling; to show it, change the y to ize. Both start with sym, like symbol and symphony.

Usage Examples

Example 1: I sympathize with you; losing a pet is very hard.

Example 2: The whole class sympathized with Riya when she broke her arm before sports day.

Example 3: It is easy to sympathize with the hero of this story.

Fun Fact

Sympathy comes from the Greek sym, together, and pathos, feeling, so it means sharing a feeling with someone.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:

s_mpath_ze

a) y,y
b) y,i
c) i,e
d) i,i

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b) y,i. Sym starts with a y, as in symbol, and the ending here is ize.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: sympathize

a) envy
b) mock
c) pity
d) scold

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c) pity. When you pity someone, you feel sorry for their trouble.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

zhapmytesi

a) synthesize
b) sympathies
c) sympathize
d) empathize

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c) sympathize. Spot the single z and the single s; sympathize is the one word that uses each letter once.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would you sympathize with a friend?

a) when they win a prize
b) when they tell a joke
c) when they buy new shoes
d) when their grandmother is ill

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d) when their grandmother is ill

2. Which noun goes with sympathize?

a) sympathy
b) symbol
c) symptom
d) symphony

Show answer

a) sympathy

Associated Words

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