What does appreciation mean?
Word: Appreciation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Appreciation means the feeling of being thankful for something, or of understanding how good or valuable something is. In money matters, appreciation is a rise in value.
Synonyms: gratitude, thanks, admiration
Antonyms: ingratitude
How do you spell appreciation?
Syllables: ap - pre - ci - a - tion
Tricky part: It has a double p at the start. Students often write apreciation with one p.
Watch out for: apreciation, appriciation, apprecation
Memory tip: Appreciate the People who Praise you: two P's straight after the a.
Appreciation in a sentence
Example 1: We gave our bus driver a card to show our appreciation on his last day.
Example 2: The class clapped in appreciation when Neha finished her song.
Example 3: Visiting the art gallery gave me a new appreciation for Madhubani paintings.
Fun Fact
In money matters, the opposite of appreciation is depreciation, a fall in value, as when a new car loses value year by year.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
A feeling of being thankful for something kind is called ___.
a) appreciation
b) apprehension
c) ambition
d) application
Show answer
a) appreciation. Ambition is a wish to succeed, apprehension is worry and an application is a request; thankfulness is appreciation.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
appre__ation
a) sh
b) ti
c) si
d) ci
Show answer
d) ci. The 'sh' sound here is written ci, as in special.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in the given sentence?
At the farewell, the students sang a song in appreciation of their retiring principal, who had served the school for twenty-five yeers.
a) 1
b) 3
c) 0
d) 2
Show answer
a) 1. Years is spelt with ea; appreciation and the rest are right.
Spell Probe
One word in the sentence is misspelt. Choose the meaning of that word.
The coach's words of appreciation gave the tired team fresh energy before the finel match.
a) a group of players who play together
b) coming at the end, the last of a series
c) thanks and praise for good work
d) the strength needed to be active
Show answer
b) coming at the end, the last of a series. Final ends in -al; it means the last one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How could you show appreciation to a teacher?
a) forgetting to say good morning when she arrives
b) leaving your desk untidy after every class
c) talking loudly while she is explaining a sum
d) making her a card about your favourite lesson
Show answer
d) making her a card about your favourite lesson
2. Which of these shows appreciation in the money sense?
a) a car that sells for less each year
b) a phone whose price has been cut
c) a bicycle that has lost its value
d) a gold coin now worth more than before
Show answer
d) a gold coin now worth more than before
