What does manner mean?
Word: Manner
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Manner means how something is done, or how someone behaves towards others. Good manners means polite behaviour.
Synonyms: style
Sounds like: manor (a large old country house with land around it)
How do you spell manner?
Syllables: man - ner
Tricky part: There is a double n in the middle. Children often write maner.
Watch out for: maner, maener
Memory tip: Good manners need two people, a host and a guest, so manner has two n's.
Idioms and Phrases
- all manner of: many different kinds of. Example: "The fair sold all manner of toys, from tops to kites."
Manner in a sentence
Example 1: My grandmother always reminds us to mind our manners at the table.
Example 2: The new principal has a friendly manner with the little children.
Example 3: The work must be done in a careful manner.
Fun Fact
In Hamlet, Shakespeare used the phrase to the manner born. A BBC comedy of 1979 made a joke of it with the title To the Manor Born.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
My cousin has a gentle mannar with babies.
a) gentle
b) cousin
c) mannar
d) babies
Show answer
c) mannar. Mannar needs er at the end, the same ending as dinner.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) thankful
b) manner
c) kindnes
d) polite
Show answer
c) kindnes. Kindness ends with a double s.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
rnamen
a) mnnaer
b) manner
c) namner
d) amnner
Show answer
b) manner. Say man-ner slowly and pick the choice whose letters follow the sounds.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
manner
a) mess
b) noise
c) way
d) speed
Show answer
c) way. In a careful manner means in a careful way.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Pick the action that shows good manners.
a) saying thank you for a gift
b) talking with food in your mouth
c) shouting in a library
d) pushing ahead in a queue
Show answer
a) saying thank you for a gift
2. The nurse spoke in a calm manner. How did she speak?
a) loudly and quickly
b) sadly and slowly
c) quietly and gently
d) crossly and rudely
Show answer
c) quietly and gently
