What does honour mean?
Word: Honour
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Honour means great respect shown to someone, or a feeling of pride in doing what is right.
Synonyms: respect, pride
Antonyms: dishonour
How do you spell honour?
Syllables: hon - our
Tricky part: The h is silent, and Indian and British English end it with our. American books write honor.
Watch out for: onour, honur
Memory tip: It is our honour to win for our school: the word ends with our.
Idioms and Phrases
- in honour of: to show respect for someone or remember them Example: "The school planted a tree in honour of its oldest teacher."
Honour in a sentence
Example 1: It was an honour to meet the famous scientist.
Example 2: The soldiers were given medals for their honour and courage.
Example 3: A party was held in honour of Dada's eightieth birthday.
Fun Fact
A guard of honour is a line of people who stand to welcome or salute someone. Cricket teams sometimes form one for a great player in a last match.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correct suffix to add to the word:
honour
a) uble
b) able
c) ible
d) abel
Show answer
b) able. Honourable keeps the u of honour and adds able.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) glorious
b) courage
c) bravery
d) honnour
Show answer
d) honnour. Honour has a single n, the same as honest.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
honour
a) glory
b) shame
c) credit
d) dignity
Show answer
b) shame. Shame is the feeling you have after doing wrong, the opposite of honour.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
It was a great honour to carry our school flag in the parrade.
a) honour
b) flag
c) parrade
d) carry
Show answer
c) parrade. Parade has one r; honour is spelt right here.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. It is an honour to meet the President. Here honour means ____.
a) a hard duty
b) a secret plan
c) a long wait
d) a special privilege
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d) a special privilege
2. Which is India's highest civilian honour?
a) Padma Shri
b) Arjuna Award
c) Param Vir Chakra
d) Bharat Ratna
Show answer
d) Bharat Ratna
