What does afford mean?
Word: Afford
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Afford means to have enough money or time to do or buy something.
Synonyms: manage, pay for
How do you spell afford?
Syllables: af - ford
Tricky part: The double f is the part most children miss. Say af-ford slowly and picture both f's side by side.
Watch out for: aford, afforde
Memory tip: Afford is about money, so picture the double f as two coins sitting side by side in your purse. Two coins, two f's.
Afford in a sentence
Example 1: We cannot afford a new car this year.
Example 2: Can you afford to miss one more practice session?
Example 3: Ravi saved for months so he could afford the cricket bat.
Fun Fact
In Old English, the word that became afford meant to carry out or achieve something. The money meaning came later.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Dadi saved her coins for a year so that she could affort a new sewing machine.
a) affort
b) sewing
c) machine
d) saved
Show answer
a) affort. Afford ends with a d, not a t.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) afferd
b) purchase
c) discount
d) expensive
Show answer
a) afferd. The vowel after the f's in afford is an o.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
fofdra
a) affodr
b) affrod
c) afford
d) affdor
Show answer
c) afford. Put the double f near the front, then fit the rest after it.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
afford
a) abel
b) eble
c) able
d) ible
Show answer
c) able. If you can afford something, it is affordable, ending like comfortable.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Arjun has 50 rupees. Which of these can he afford?
a) a 90-rupee pen set
b) a 40-rupee notebook
c) a 60-rupee ball
d) a 75-rupee comic
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b) a 40-rupee notebook
2. Only one of these uses afford properly. Which one?
a) Can we afford of a new fan this month?
b) Can we afford with a new fan this month?
c) Can we afford a new fan this month?
d) Can we afford for a new fan this month?
Show answer
c) Can we afford a new fan this month?
