What does agenda mean?
Word: Agenda
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Agenda means a list of things to be discussed or done, especially at a meeting.
Synonyms: plan, programme
How do you spell agenda?
Syllables: a - gen - da
Tricky part: The j sound is spelt with a soft g, and the word ends in a plain a, not ah or er.
Watch out for: ajenda, agendah, agendar
Memory tip: The g in agenda is soft: it has the same sound as the j in jam, but it is still written g.
Agenda in a sentence
Example 1: The first point on the meeting agenda was the school concert.
Example 2: Our class monitor wrote the agenda for the club meeting on a chart.
Example 3: Is homework on the agenda for the parent-teacher meeting?
Fun Fact
Agenda comes from Latin and means things to be done. It began as a plural; one single item on the list would be an agendum.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) panorama
b) vanilla
c) umbrella
d) aganda
Show answer
d) aganda. The middle part is gen, as in general, so the vowel after g is e.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: agenda
a) holiday
b) record
c) schedule
d) silence
Show answer
c) schedule. A schedule, like an agenda, lists what is planned.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
deagna
a) agenda
b) gander
c) danger
d) angled
Show answer
a) agenda. Danger and gander need an r and angled an l, so the letters spell agenda.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Mr Rao read out the agendda before the meeting began.
a) read
b) meeting
c) agendda
d) before
Show answer
c) agendda. Agenda has one d, straight after the n.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is written on a meeting's agenda?
a) the notes taken during it
b) the cost of the snacks
c) the names of the guests
d) the points to be talked about
Show answer
d) the points to be talked about
2. Before the class trip, the teacher wrote the day's agenda on the board. She wrote ____.
a) what they would do and when
b) the names of every student
c) a list of things to pack
d) the rules for the bus ride
Show answer
a) what they would do and when
