What does blessing mean?
Word: Blessing
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Blessing means something good that you are thankful for; also the good wishes or approval of an elder or someone you respect.
Synonyms: boon, gift, godsend
How do you spell blessing?
Syllables: bless - ing
Tricky part: Do not mix it up with bliss, which means perfect happiness: blessing has e as its first vowel where bliss has i.
Watch out for: blissing, blessng, blesssing
Memory tip: An elder gives a blessing: let the e of elder remind you that the first vowel is e, not i.
Idioms and Phrases
- a blessing in disguise: something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good Example: "Missing the train was a blessing in disguise, because we found a quicker bus."
- count your blessings: think about the good things you have Example: "When you feel low, count your blessings."
Blessing in a sentence
Example 1: Before the exam, my grandmother gave me her blessing.
Example 2: The early monsoon was a blessing for the farmers of the village.
Example 3: Having a library near home is a real blessing.
Fun Fact
Bless goes back to the Old English bletsian. Over the centuries, a blessing came to mean any good thing to be thankful for, such as a fine harvest.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: blessing
a) treat
b) favour
c) reward
d) curse
Show answer
d) curse. A blessing brings good; a curse is wished upon someone to bring harm.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) passanger
b) privilage
c) blessing
d) messege
Show answer
c) blessing. Message ends in age, passenger has en, and privilege ends in ege.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The heavy rain after weeks of heat came as a real blesing to the tea gardens of Assam.
a) weeks
b) gardens
c) heavy
d) blesing
Show answer
d) blesing. Bless keeps both of its s's when ing is added.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The new bridge was a blessing for the villagers, who no longer had to wade across the stream. The bridge was ____.
a) welcome and helpful
b) costly and harmful
c) unsafe and useless
d) narrow and noisy
Show answer
a) welcome and helpful
2. In which sentence does blessing mean something you are thankful for?
a) The couple waited for their parents' blessing.
b) The coach gave the team his blessing for the trip.
c) Grandpa gave his blessing to our plan.
d) Rain after the long drought was a blessing.
Show answer
d) Rain after the long drought was a blessing.
