What does grand mean?
Word: Grand
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Grand means very big, splendid and impressive to look at.
Synonyms: splendid, magnificent
Antonyms: plain, small
How do you spell grand?
Syllables: grand
Tricky part: Grand ends with nd. Children sometimes write grant, which is a different word, or add an extra letter.
Watch out for: grend, graand, grannd
Memory tip: Grand is the first part of grandmother and grandfather. Your grand old grandpa spells it g-r-a-n-d.
Idioms and Phrases
- grand total: the final amount after everything is added up Example: "The grand total for our class trip came to 4,500 pounds."
Grand in a sentence
Example 1: The wedding was held in a grand palace in Udaipur.
Example 2: We had a grand time at the school fair.
Example 3: The hotel has a grand staircase with a red carpet.
Fun Fact
A grand piano is the large kind whose strings lie flat inside a long wooden case.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the unfinished word to make a new word:
We watched the horse race from the grand________.
a) stande
b) stanned
c) stand
d) stend
Show answer
c) stand. A grandstand is the big stand where people sit to watch a race.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with grand?
a) wand
b) band
c) sand
d) planned
Show answer
a) wand. Wand has an o sound, as in pond; planned, band and sand all end like grand.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
dnrga 12345
a) 45321
b) 43521
c) 34521
d) 43512
Show answer
b) 43521. G is letter 4 and r is letter 3; a, n and d come from 5, 2 and 1.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) grand
b) tower
c) castel
d) palace
Show answer
c) castel. Castle has a silent t followed by l-e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would you call grand?
a) a huge marble hall
b) a plain tin box
c) a narrow lane
d) a tiny garden shed
Show answer
a) a huge marble hall
2. Which word could replace grand in 'We had a grand time at the fair'?
a) quiet
b) wonderful
c) short
d) boring
Show answer
b) wonderful
