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Spell Bee Word: Allowance


What does allowance mean?

Word: Allowance

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Allowance means an amount of money given regularly, for example by parents to a child each week. It can also mean the amount of something that is allowed.

Synonyms: grant

How do you spell allowance?

Syllables: al - low - ance

Tricky part: Allow keeps its double l, and the ending is ance, not ence.

Watch out for: alowance, allowence, alowence

Memory tip: An allowance is what you are allowed. Write allow in full, double l and all, then add ance.

Allowance in a sentence

Example 1: Tom saves half of his weekly allowance in a piggy bank.

Example 2: The doctor said my daily allowance of sweets is one small piece.

Example 3: Each player gets a travel allowance for the tournament.

Fun Fact

Airlines set a baggage allowance, the weight of luggage each passenger may carry without paying extra.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: allowance

a) pocket money
b) school fee
c) shop bill
d) bus fare

Show answer

a) pocket money. Pocket money is a small sum given to a child regularly, which is an allowance.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) vegetible
b) gaurd
c) libary
d) allowance

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d) allowance. Library has an r after the b, guard puts u before a and vegetable ends in able. Only allowance is spelt right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

wnacloeal

a) alliance
b) allowance
c) ambulance
d) appliance

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b) allowance. A w and an o among the letters point to allowance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meena gets a weekly allowance. Each week she gets ____.

a) extra homework
b) a set sum of money
c) a day off school
d) a new toy

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b) a set sum of money

2. A daily allowance of two hours of TV means ____.

a) you must watch two hours
b) you will get two hours of homework
c) you may watch up to two hours
d) you watched two hours yesterday

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c) you may watch up to two hours

Associated Words

Words that end in -ance: abundance, circumstance, maintenance, entrance, performance, admittance

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: grant

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