B2
amazement vs amusement vs astonishment
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| amazementnoun/əˈmeɪz.mənt/ | Meaning a feeling of great surprise | Goes with in amazement | Example To my amazement, my grandmother started using TikTok at eighty. |
| amusementnoun/əˈmjuːz.mənt/ | Meaning the feeling you have when something is funny and makes you smile | Goes with — | Example He watched the clown with great amusement and laughed out loud. |
| astonishmentnoun/əˈstɑː.nɪʃ.mənt/ | Meaning a feeling of great surprise, often because something is hard to believe | Goes with to my astonishment | Example To my astonishment, the shy boy won the singing contest. |
Which word fits?
1 of 4Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
His grew as the manager read out the long list of prizes.