What does amenity mean?
Word: Amenity
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Amenity means a feature of a place that makes life easier or more pleasant, such as a park or a library.
Synonyms: convenience
How do you spell amenity?
Syllables: a - me - ni - ty
Tricky part: The second sound is a long ee, yet it is written with one plain e. Students who stretch that sound write ameenity or ameanity.
Watch out for: ameenity, ameanity
Memory tip: Its long ee sound needs only one e, just as me and he do.
Amenity in a sentence
Example 1: The best amenity in our housing society is the shady children's park.
Example 2: This year the village got a new amenity: a reading room with fans and clean drinking water.
Example 3: Pune has added amenities for cyclists, such as special lanes near the river.
Fun Fact
Amenity comes from the Latin amoenus, meaning pleasant or delightful. Hotels and builders nearly always use the plural, amenities, when they advertise.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
amenity
a) facility
b) obstacle
c) nuisance
d) hindrance
Show answer
a) facility. Estate agents use the two words side by side for the useful extras a building offers.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) necessary
b) guarantee
c) amenity
d) seperate
Show answer
d) seperate. Separate has par in the middle, a slip even adults make; the other three need no change.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
ammenity
a) t
b) n
c) e
d) m
Show answer
d) m. Amenity opens with a and then a single m.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The new sports ground is a wonderful amenaty for the families who live nearby.
a) amenaty
b) families
c) ground
d) nearby
Show answer
a) amenaty. The word ends in ity, just like city and community.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A town council wants to add an amenity. What should it build?
a) a public swimming pool
b) a noisy cement factory
c) a crowded traffic signal
d) a closed railway crossing
Show answer
a) a public swimming pool
2. Riya's family chose their new flat because of its amenities. What were they thinking about?
a) the age of the neighbours
b) the gym, garden and lift
c) the name of the builder
d) the colour of the front door
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b) the gym, garden and lift
