What does approval mean?
Word: Approval
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Approval means agreement or permission to do something; also, the feeling that someone or something is good or acceptable.
Synonyms: consent, permission, agreement, acceptance
Antonyms: disapproval, refusal
How do you spell approval?
Syllables: ap - prov - al
Tricky part: The e of approve drops before -al, so approveal is wrong.
Watch out for: approveal, approvel, approvle
Memory tip: You have to prove yourself to win approval; just let the e of prove step out to make room for al.
Approval in a sentence
Example 1: Mohit needed his parents' approval before he could join the school trip to the seaside.
Example 2: The coach nodded in approval when Priya finally got the backhand right.
Example 3: The new bridge design is still waiting for approval from the state government.
Fun Fact
Approve came into English through Old French from the Latin approbare, which also gave the formal word approbation, meaning praise or approval.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word approval as used in the sentence:
The plan for the new library got the approval of every member of the village council.
a) backing
b) rejection
c) support
d) consent
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b) rejection. Support, consent and backing are all ways of saying yes; rejection means saying no.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our class needs the principal's aproval before we can hold a bake sale for the flood relief fund.
a) aproval
b) principal's
c) relief
d) before
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a) aproval. Approval begins with app-, like apply and appoint.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word:
1. proposel 2. comittee 3. sanctuery 4. approval
a) acceptance that something is good enough
b) a safe place where animals or people are protected
c) a plan or suggestion put forward for others to consider
d) a group of people chosen to make decisions
Show answer
a) acceptance that something is good enough. Committee needs mm, sanctuary ends -ary and proposal ends -al, which leaves approval.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:
The design for our class magazine cover won the lvaporpa of every teacher.
a) appraisal
b) applaud
c) approval
d) approach
Show answer
c) approval. Look for the v: approach, appraisal and applaud have none, so the eight letters spell approval.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A girl who wants her teacher's approval hopes the teacher will ____.
a) cancel the next test
b) think well of her work
c) move her to another seat
d) give her extra homework
Show answer
b) think well of her work
2. The council gave its approval. This means the council ____.
a) had not decided yet
b) said yes to the plan
c) said no to the plan
d) asked for more time
Show answer
b) said yes to the plan
