Basic Details
Word: Boarding
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Getting on a plane, ship, train or bus; also used for living at a school during term time (boarding school).
Synonyms: getting on
Antonyms: getting off
How to Spell Boarding
Syllables: board - ing
Tricky part: Board is spelt with oa, not or as in border or bored. Bording is the most common mistake.
Watch out for: bording, boardin, boarrding
Memory tip: You walk up a wooden board to get onto a boat: board and boat both have oa.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Boarding for the flight to Kochi starts forty minutes before take-off.
Example 2: My cousin studies at a boarding school in Dehradun and comes home in the holidays.
Example 3: Keep your boarding pass ready at the gate.
Fun Fact
The term board for meals comes from the old sense of board as a table. That is why a boarding house offers a room and meals.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
boardinng
a) a
b) n
c) d
d) g
Show answer
b) n. Add ing to board just as it is; the n of -ing is never doubled.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word boarding as used in the sentence:
Passengers were asked to show their tickets before boarding the ferry to the Andaman Islands.
a) unloading
b) getting on
c) waiting
d) landing
Show answer
b) getting on. Boarding a ferry means getting on it; landing and unloading happen at the other end.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The train was late, so gonadbir started only after midnight.
a) hoarding
b) bordering
c) boarding
d) boasting
Show answer
c) boarding. Passengers start boarding a train, and the letters b, o, a, r, d, i, n, g spell exactly that.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. boarding 2. pasenger 3. platfrom 4. luggege
a) the raised area beside a railway track
b) bags and cases a traveller takes along
c) a person travelling in a vehicle
d) getting on a plane, ship, train or bus
Show answer
d) getting on a plane, ship, train or bus. Passenger has a double s, luggage ends -age and platform ends -form.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At a boarding school, students ____.
a) go home every lunch break
b) study only on boats
c) attend classes online
d) live at the school during term
Show answer
d) live at the school during term
2. Which word sounds like the start of boarding but means fed up?
a) bored
b) bawled
c) bold
d) bard
Show answer
a) bored
