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Spell Bee Word: tendency


Basic Details

Word: Tendency

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A habit of behaving in a certain way, or a likelihood that something will happen.

Synonyms: inclination, habit, trend

How to Spell Tendency

Syllables: ten - den - cy

Tricky part: It ends in ency, not ancy, and uses c, not s. There is no e before the final y.

Watch out for: tendancy, tendensy, tendencey

Memory tip: Every vowel before the y is e: tEndEncy. No a sneaks in.

Usage Examples

Example 1: My puppy has a tendency to chew shoes.

Example 2: Prices have a tendency to rise during festivals.

Example 3: Arjun has a tendency to leave his homework till the last minute.

Fun Fact

Tendency comes from the Latin tendere, to stretch, so a tendency is a stretch or pull towards something.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

tend____

a) ensy
b) ency
c) ancy
d) encey

Show answer

b) ency. Tend takes ency, the same ending heard in emergency.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: tendency

a) inclination
b) accident
c) reluctance
d) surprise

Show answer

a) inclination. An inclination is a natural pull towards doing something, which is what a tendency is.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dycnetne

a) tendency
b) decency
c) dependency
d) tenancy

Show answer

a) tendency. Only tendency uses the t, the d and both n's with no letter left over.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rina has a tendency to forget her water bottle. This means she ____.

a) never forgets it
b) forgot it only once
c) always carries two
d) often forgets it

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d) often forgets it

2. Which of these describes a tendency?

a) Dev bought a new radio.
b) Dev has never hummed.
c) Dev hummed once last year.
d) Dev often hums while he works.

Show answer

d) Dev often hums while he works.

Associated Words

briskresignmediocrebesiegedegradation
sparkleadequacydiscomfortvaliditydominant

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