What does agreement mean?
Word: Agreement
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Agreement means the state of having the same opinion. It is also an arrangement that people, groups or countries make together.
Synonyms: deal, pact, contract, harmony
Antonyms: disagreement
How do you spell agreement?
Syllables: a - gree - ment
Tricky part: Agree keeps both its e's when the noun ending joins it, so the word has three e's in all. Students often drop one and write agrement.
Watch out for: agrement, agreament, agreemnet
Memory tip: You can still see the whole word agree at the front of agreement: nothing drops out.
Agreement in a sentence
Example 1: The two schools signed an agreement to share the playground.
Example 2: Everyone nodded in agreement when Riya suggested a picnic.
Example 3: Read the rental agreement carefully before you sign it.
Fun Fact
In grammar, agreement means that words in a sentence match: we say the dogs bark but the dog barks, because the verb agrees with its subject.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
agree____
a) mint
b) meant
c) ment
d) mant
Show answer
c) ment. The noun ending here is ment, as in movement.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: agreement
a) promise
b) treaty
c) bond
d) conflict
Show answer
d) conflict. A conflict is a fight or clash between two sides.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) achievment
b) comittee
c) arguement
d) agreement
Show answer
d) agreement. Argument drops the e of argue, achievement keeps the e of achieve and committee has a double m.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
aggreement
a) e
b) m
c) g
d) r
Show answer
c) g. Agree, and so agreement, has a single g.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An agreement between two countries is ____.
a) a deal both sides accept
b) a gift from one side
c) a race between them
d) a fight over land
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a) a deal both sides accept
2. A class in agreement about the trip ____.
a) thinks the same about it
b) cannot decide about it
c) is split over it
d) has not heard about it
Show answer
a) thinks the same about it
