What does reassurance mean?
Word: Reassurance
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Reassurance means something said or done that takes away someone's worries and makes them feel less afraid.
Synonyms: comfort, encouragement, support
How do you spell reassurance?
Syllables: re - as - sur - ance
Tricky part: The middle has a double s. Students who hear only one s write reasurance.
Watch out for: reasurance, reassureance, reassuarance
Memory tip: Picture two kind friends, one on each side, whispering 'shh, it's all right': their two hushes are the ss in the middle.
Reassurance in a sentence
Example 1: The pilot's calm voice gave the passengers some reassurance during the bumpy flight.
Example 2: After the fall, Riya needed a hug and a few words of reassurance.
Example 3: The doctor's reassurance that the X-ray was clear made Mummy smile.
Fun Fact
The sure inside reassurance comes from the Latin securus, meaning free from care, which also gave English the word secure.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
reassur_nce
a) o
b) a
c) i
d) e
Show answer
b) a. The ending is ance, as in endurance.
Sound Check
In which word is 'ss' pronounced differently?
a) reassurance
b) mission
c) pressure
d) message
Show answer
d) message. In reassurance, pressure and mission the ss sounds like sh; in message it is a plain s.
Spell Probe
Choose the meaning of the misspelt word in the given sentence:
Before the exam, the teacher's reassurrance helped the nervous students relax and focus on the questions in front of them.
a) words that make someone feel less worried
b) to become calm and less tense
c) a formal test of what someone knows
d) feeling anxious or afraid
Show answer
a) words that make someone feel less worried. Reassurrance has an extra r; after the double s there is only one r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these people most needs reassurance?
a) a girl laughing loudly at a funny joke
b) a nervous pupil before her first stage show
c) a happy boy eating his favourite lunch
d) a cat sleeping soundly in the warm sun
Show answer
b) a nervous pupil before her first stage show
2. Which of these is a line of reassurance?
a) Don't worry, the cut will heal in a few days.
b) Hurry up, or we will miss the morning train.
c) That is my seat, so find another one.
d) Please pass me the salt and the pickle.
Show answer
a) Don't worry, the cut will heal in a few days.
