What does goodwill mean?
Word: Goodwill
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Goodwill means kind, friendly feelings towards other people and a wish to help them.
Synonyms: kindness, friendliness
Antonyms: resentment
How do you spell goodwill?
Syllables: good - will
Tricky part: The vowel after the g is spelt with a double o. Children who write by sound sometimes put u or ou there, as in gudwill.
Watch out for: gudwill, goudwill
Memory tip: Draw the two o's as two smiling faces side by side: two friendly faces for a friendly word.
Goodwill in a sentence
Example 1: The two schools played a friendly match to build goodwill between them.
Example 2: Her cheerful smile won the goodwill of everyone in the new class.
Example 3: The evening ended with songs of peace and goodwill.
Fun Fact
UNICEF asks well-known people to act as Goodwill Ambassadors who speak up for children.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: goodwill
a) patience
b) cheerfulness
c) honesty
d) hostility
Show answer
d) hostility. Goodwill is a friendly feeling towards others; hostility is an unfriendly, angry one.
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) goodwill
b) newspeper
c) sunflowr
d) handwritting
Show answer
a) goodwill. Handwriting has one t, sunflower ends in ower, and newspaper keeps the a of paper.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
owldlgio
a) goldfish
b) woodwind
c) goodwill
d) doorbell
Show answer
c) goodwill. There is a g but no n among these letters, so doorbell and woodwind drop out, and goldfish would need f, s and h.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The new neighbours brought sweets for everyone on the street as a sign of goodwil.
a) neighbours
b) goodwil
c) sweets
d) street
Show answer
b) goodwil. Goodwill ends in a double l, the same pair as in fill and spill.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which action shows goodwill?
a) keeping the best seat on the bus for yourself
b) borrowing a friend's pen and not returning it
c) leaving the tap running after washing your hands
d) sharing your umbrella with someone at the bus stop
Show answer
d) sharing your umbrella with someone at the bus stop
2. In business, goodwill can also mean ____.
a) the machines a company uses in its factory
b) the money a company keeps in its bank
c) the good name a company has with its customers
d) the building where a company has its offices
Show answer
c) the good name a company has with its customers
