Basic Details
Word: Admittance
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The right or permission to enter a place. It is a formal word, often seen on signs.
Synonyms: entry, access, entrance
Antonyms: exclusion, refusal
How to Spell Admittance
Syllables: ad - mit - tance
Tricky part: Admit doubles its t before the ending, and the ending is ance, not ence.
Watch out for: admitance, admittence, addmittance
Memory tip: The stress in admit is on mit, so the t doubles, just as it does in admitted. Then finish with ance.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The guard refused admittance to anyone without a pass.
Example 2: A sign on the lab door said No Admittance.
Example 3: Fans queued for hours to gain admittance to the stadium.
Fun Fact
Admittance is almost always about being let in. The word admission covers more, including entry fees and confessions.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) enviroment
b) seperate
c) admittance
d) libary
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c) admittance. Separate has an a after the p, library needs its first r, and environment has an n before the m.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
admi_t_nce
a) d, a
b) t, a
c) s, e
d) t, e
Show answer
b) t, a. The t doubles after mit, and the ending keeps its a.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
admittance
a) entrance
b) entry
c) access
d) exclusion
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d) exclusion. Exclusion means being kept out, the opposite of being let in.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
camettinda
a) attendance
b) admitted
c) admittance
d) maintenance
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c) admittance. Attendance and maintenance both need more n's, and admitted needs a second d and no c.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The sign on the door said No Admittance. It meant ____.
a) the shop is open
b) nobody may go in
c) please knock twice
d) entry costs ten rupees
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b) nobody may go in
2. A notice says Admittance by ticket only. Who may go in?
a) everyone
b) nobody at all
c) only the staff
d) people who have a ticket
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d) people who have a ticket
