What does accountant mean?
Word: Accountant
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Accountant means a person whose job is to keep and check records of money for a person, shop or company.
How do you spell accountant?
Syllables: ac - count - ant
Tricky part: The word starts with a double c. You hear only one k sound, so children often write acountant.
Watch out for: acountant, accoutant
Memory tip: A careful accountant checks every figure twice, so the c at the start appears twice too.
Accountant in a sentence
Example 1: The accountant checked every bill before the school paid the bus company.
Example 2: My aunt, an accountant, works late in March, when the financial year ends.
Example 3: A sharp accountant can spot a mistake of a single rupee in a long column of figures.
Fun Fact
In India, chartered accountants qualify by passing exams set by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, which was set up in 1949.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
acc_unt_nt
a) o, e
b) o, a
c) a, e
d) a, a
Show answer
b) o, a. The sound in the middle is ou, as in count, and the person word ends in ant.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
accounttant
a) n
b) c
c) t
d) a
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c) t. Only one t comes before the final ant.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
uacotnantc
a) accountancy
b) accountant
c) consultant
d) attendant
Show answer
b) accountant. There is no y, d or s in the jumble, so accountancy, attendant and consultant are ruled out.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) pharmasist
b) accountant
c) surgean
d) lawyar
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b) accountant. Lawyer ends in er, surgeon in eon and pharmacist has a c before ist.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why might a shopkeeper hire an accountant?
a) to keep his money records in order
b) to deliver goods to customers
c) to repair the shop's shelves
d) to design a new shop sign
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a) to keep his money records in order
2. Which school subject would an accountant use most at work?
a) mathematics
b) geography
c) biology
d) music
Show answer
a) mathematics
