What does fragrance mean?
Word: Fragrance
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Fragrance means a sweet or pleasant smell, such as that of flowers.
Synonyms: scent, aroma
How do you spell fragrance?
Syllables: fra - grance
Tricky part: The ending is -ance, not -ence. The vowel there is hardly heard, so fragrence is a common slip.
Watch out for: fragrence, fragrense
Memory tip: Fragrant flowers will help: the adjective takes an a before the nt, and the noun keeps it.
Fragrance in a sentence
Example 1: The fragrance of tuberose flowers filled the wedding hall.
Example 2: This soap has the light fragrance of sandalwood.
Example 3: The fragrance of fresh coffee drifted up the stairs.
Fun Fact
Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh has been famous for centuries for attar, a natural fragrance oil; one kind even captures the smell of rain on dry earth.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
fr____grance
a) ei
b) ay
c) a
d) ai
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c) a. Here the long a sound needs just one letter, as in baby.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) patience : patient
b) fragrance : fragrant
c) elegance : elegant
d) innocence : inocent
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d) innocence : inocent. Innocent needs the same double n as innocence.
Word Puzzle
Match each word with its opposite:
1. humble 2. sharp 3. fragrance a. stench b. proud c. blunt
a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
c) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
d) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
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a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a. Humble is the reverse of proud, sharp of blunt, and a lovely smell of a stench.
Word Champ
Read the statements and choose the correct option:
1. A fragrance is always unpleasant to smell. 2. Jasmine flowers are known for their fragrance. 3. Flower oils can be blended to make a new fragrance.
a) only 1 and 2 are true
b) only 2 and 3 are true
c) all three are true
d) only 1 and 3 are true
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b) only 2 and 3 are true. A fragrance is a pleasant smell, so the statement that calls it unpleasant is false.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Walking through the garden at dusk, Tara stopped to enjoy the fragrance. What had she noticed?
a) the bright colour of the sunset
b) the sweet air from the flowers
c) the loud call of a koel
d) the cool touch of the grass
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b) the sweet air from the flowers
2. Which shop would care most about fragrance?
a) a hardware shop
b) a perfume shop
c) a tyre shop
d) a stationery shop
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b) a perfume shop
