What does grant mean?
Word: Grant
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Grant means to give or allow something that someone has asked for. As a noun, a grant is money given for a special purpose.
Synonyms: give, allow, permit
Antonyms: refuse, deny
How do you spell grant?
Syllables: grant
Tricky part: It ends with nt. Mixing it up with grand (nd) is the most common mistake.
Watch out for: grent, grannt, graant
Memory tip: Tap the table hard on the last letter: grant ends with a firm t, not the soft d of grand.
Idioms and Phrases
- take for granted: to stop valuing something because it is always there Example: "We should not take clean drinking water for granted."
Grant in a sentence
Example 1: The principal granted us an extra day for the project.
Example 2: The genie granted Aladdin three wishes.
Example 3: The school got a grant to build a new library.
Fun Fact
A grant is different from a loan: money from a grant usually does not have to be paid back.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Our principal may ______ us a holiday if our team wins the trophy.
a) groan
b) grunt
c) grind
d) grant
Show answer
d) grant. To grant is to give or allow, which is what the principal may do with a holiday.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
natgr 12345
a) 54213
b) 45213
c) 42513
d) 45231
Show answer
b) 45213. G is letter 4 and r is letter 5; then a, n and t come from 2, 1 and 3.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with grant?
a) chant
b) want
c) plant
d) slant
Show answer
b) want. Want has an o sound, as in on; plant, chant and slant end like grant.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) give : take
b) push : pul
c) grant : refuse
d) open : close
Show answer
b) push : pul. Pull ends in a double l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When a wish is granted, it ...
a) is broken
b) is forgotten
c) comes true
d) goes wrong
Show answer
c) comes true
2. The king granted the poet a reward. This means the king ...
a) took the poet's reward
b) lost the reward
c) hid the reward
d) gave the poet a reward
Show answer
d) gave the poet a reward
