What does allot mean?
Word: Allot
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Allot means to give someone a share of something, such as time, money, seats or work.
Synonyms: give, assign, share out
Sounds like: a lot (many or much)
How do you spell allot?
Syllables: al - lot
Tricky part: Allot is one word with a double l, so it is not the same as a lot. Children write alot, or split it into two words.
Watch out for: alot, allott
Memory tip: The teacher allots a lot of homework, but allot is one word, with the l doubled where the two words would meet.
Allot in a sentence
Example 1: The teacher will allot each group a corner of the school garden.
Example 2: We allot ten minutes every evening to reading aloud.
Example 3: Did they allot you a seat near the stage for the school concert?
Fun Fact
The noun from allot is allotment. In Britain an allotment is also a small plot of land rented from the town so that people can grow their own vegetables.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) pilot
b) teapot
c) allot
d) carot
Show answer
d) carot. Allot is spelt right; carrot has a double r.
Sound Check
Which of the following words does not rhyme with the given word?
allot
a) forgot
b) knot
c) plot
d) ballot
Show answer
d) ballot. Ballot looks as if it should rhyme, but its ending is said quickly, like the end of carrot.
Spellacadabra
Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order:
a, o
a) l_m_n
b) r_b_t
c) _ll_t
d) p_l_t
Show answer
c) _ll_t. Pilot, robot and lemon need other vowels; a then o turns the first one into the verb that means give out.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
allot
a) total
b) tall
c) lot
d) toll
Show answer
a) total. Total needs two t's, but allot has only one t.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When the coach allots jobs to the team, what does she do?
a) gives each person a job
b) does every job herself
c) puts off the jobs till later
d) lets the team pick jobs
Show answer
a) gives each person a job
2. If 20 sweets are allotted equally to 4 children, how many does each child get?
a) 16
b) 5
c) 20
d) 4
Show answer
b) 5
