Basic Details
Word: Forwarding
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Sending something on to another person or place, such as a letter or an email. A forwarding address is the new address where your post should be sent.
Synonyms: sending on, passing on, dispatching, redirecting
How to Spell Forwarding
Syllables: for - ward - ing
Tricky part: Forward has no e after for, and there is an r in both halves: for and ward.
Watch out for: forewarding, fowarding, forwording
Memory tip: Forward is the partner of backward: both end in ward, and neither has an e.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Before forwarding a message, check whether it is true.
Example 2: The college office is forwarding my letters to my new hostel.
Example 3: Leave a forwarding address with the post office when you move house.
Fun Fact
Forward was built in Old English from fore and an ending meaning in the direction of, the same ending found in homeward and toward. The e of fore wore away long ago.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The hostel clerk promised to keep fowarding all my letters until the end of the summer vacation in June.
a) fowarding
b) letters
c) vacation
d) promised
Show answer
a) fowarding. Forward has an r after the o as well as after the a: for-ward.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word forwarding as used in the sentence:
The school office is forwarding your request to the principal for approval.
a) holding back
b) tearing up
c) passing on
d) writing out
Show answer
c) passing on. Forwarding a request means sending it on to the next person, that is, passing it on.
Mingle-Mangle
Rearrange the jumbled letters in the sentence to form the right word:
She is nwrgfroiad the invitation to everyone in the class group.
a) rewarding
b) forwarding
c) awarding
d) forwarded
Show answer
b) forwarding. Rewarding and awarding have no f or o, and forwarded ends in ed with no g: the answer is forwarding.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A forwarding address is ____.
a) the address printed on the front of a parcel
b) the address of the person who wrote to you
c) the new address where your post should go
d) the address of the nearest post office
Show answer
c) the new address where your post should go
2. Which word is spelt correctly in 'Please ____ this email to the coach'?
a) foreward
b) foreword
c) forward
d) forword
Show answer
c) forward
