Basic Details
Word: Class
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A group of students taught together, or a lesson; also a group of things of the same kind, or a level of quality or style.
Synonyms: form, grade, group, category
How to Spell Class
Syllables: class
Tricky part: The word ends in a double s. One s on its own (clas) is a common slip in quick writing.
Watch out for: clas, klass, calss
Memory tip: Class ends in ss, just like glass and grass.
Idioms and Phrases
- in a class of its own: much better than everything else of its kind. Example: "Nani's mango pickle is in a class of its own; nobody else's comes close."
Usage Examples
Example 1: There are thirty-eight students in our class.
Example 2: Long-distance trains have sleeper class and several air-conditioned classes.
Example 3: Our yoga class starts at six in the morning.
Fun Fact
In biology, class is one of the levels used to sort living things. Mammals, for example, make up the class Mammalia.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. semister 2. sylabus 3. class 4. curiculum
a) a group of students who are taught together
b) all the subjects taught in a school or course
c) the list of topics in one subject for a course or exam
d) half of a school or college year
Show answer
a) a group of students who are taught together. Curriculum doubles the r, syllabus the l, and semester has e after the m; class is right.
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) homewerk
b) classmate
c) textbok
d) blackbord
Show answer
b) classmate. Classmate keeps both parts whole; the others should be blackboard, homework and textbook.
Mingle-Mangle
Rearrange the jumbled letters in the sentence to form the right word:
On her first day at the new school, Tara felt shy walking into the lssac.
a) class
b) slack
c) lass
d) clasp
Show answer
a) class. A shy new pupil walks into a room full of classmates, the class, and lssac fits no other choice.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our teacher asked the whole clas to stand in two neat lines before we walked to the auditorium for the final round of the science quiz.
a) final
b) auditorium
c) clas
d) teacher
Show answer
c) clas. Class needs the double s at the end.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In 'He played the cover drive with real class', class means ____.
a) a train ticket
b) a lesson
c) style and skill
d) a group of pupils
Show answer
c) style and skill
2. To sort things into groups is to ____ them.
a) classy
b) classical
c) classify
d) classic
Show answer
c) classify
