What does angel mean?
Word: Angel
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Angel means in stories and many religions, a spirit with wings who carries messages from God. We also call a person who is very good and helpful an angel.
Antonyms: devil
How do you spell angel?
Syllables: an - gel
Tricky part: Angel ends in -el. Swap the last two letters and you get angle, the maths word for the corner between two lines.
Watch out for: angal, anjel, angil
Memory tip: Triangle ends in -le, and so does angle, the maths word. Angel is the one with wings, and it ends the other way round: -el.
Angel in a sentence
Example 1: Riya wore white wings to play an angel in the school play.
Example 2: You helped me carry all my books. You are an angel.
Example 3: The card had a little golden angel on the front.
Fun Fact
Angel comes from the Greek angelos, which simply meant messenger.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
angel
a) lean
b) lane
c) eagle
d) age
Show answer
c) eagle. Eagle needs two e's, but angel has only one.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) handle
b) candle
c) anngel
d) bundle
Show answer
c) anngel. Take away one n and anngel becomes angel.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
The angel in my sister's picture book has silver fethers on its wings.
a) book and wings
b) only silver
c) angel and fethers
d) only fethers
Show answer
d) only fethers. Angel is right; feathers has ea after the f.
Sound Check
Which of the following words has the same 'g' sound as in angel?
a) garden
b) glue
c) giant
d) goat
Show answer
c) giant. In giant the g sounds like j, just as it does in angel.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In a school play, which of these would a child playing an angel most likely wear?
a) a pirate hat
b) a cricket helmet
c) a chef's cap
d) a shining halo
Show answer
d) a shining halo
2. Mum called Rohan an angel after he...
a) washed all the dishes for her
b) lost his school bag again
c) left the tap running all day
d) came home late from play
Show answer
a) washed all the dishes for her
