What does apron mean?
Word: Apron
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Apron means a piece of cloth you tie over the front of your clothes while you cook, paint or garden, so that spills land on it and not on you.
How do you spell apron?
Syllables: a - pron
Tricky part: The ending is spelt on, even though it sounds like un. Children often write apren or aprun.
Watch out for: aprun, apren, aprin
Memory tip: You put an apron on before you cook, and on is exactly how the word ends.
Idioms and Phrases
- tied to your mother's apron strings: Depending on your mother for everything, even when you are old enough not to. Example: "Raju is ten now and goes to the shop alone; he is not tied to his mother's apron strings."
Apron in a sentence
Example 1: Nani wears a blue apron when she makes laddoos.
Example 2: Our art teacher gave each of us an apron.
Example 3: Uncle Sunil wiped his floury hands on his apron.
Fun Fact
Long ago the word was napron. People heard a napron as an apron, so the n slid over to the a.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) appron, spoon, plate, boul
b) apron, spoon, plate, bowl
c) apron, spoun, plaet, bowl
d) appron, spone, plate, bowl
Show answer
b) apron, spoon, plate, bowl. Every word in this list is spelt right: one p in apron and oo in spoon.
Jumble Tumble
Which option has letters that you can rearrange to form the name of something you wear while cooking?
a) ronpae
b) ronpu
c) ronpa
d) ronpau
Show answer
c) ronpa. Ronpa holds exactly a, p, r, o and n, nothing more and nothing less.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Before painting, Meena tied an ___ over her school uniform.
a) anchor
b) acorn
c) apron
d) almond
Show answer
c) apron. An apron is what you tie on to keep paint off your clothes; the other three cannot be tied on.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
__pron
a) ei
b) ay
c) a
d) ai
Show answer
c) a. Apron opens with a plain a that says its own name.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does a cook wear an apron?
a) to keep the kitchen cool
b) to keep clothes clean
c) to make food taste better
d) to keep the food hot
Show answer
b) to keep clothes clean
2. Who is most likely to wear an apron at work?
a) a baker
b) a pilot
c) a bus driver
d) a swimmer
Show answer
a) a baker
