What does saint mean?
Word: Saint
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Saint means a very good and holy person. We also call someone a saint when they are unusually kind and patient.
How do you spell saint?
Syllables: saint
Tricky part: The long a sound is spelt ai, as in rain. Saynt and sainte are common slips.
Watch out for: saynt, sainte, sient
Memory tip: Think of the a and the i in saint as two friends who always walk side by side.
Idioms and Phrases
- the patience of a saint: A great deal of patience. Example: "Our music teacher has the patience of a saint with beginners."
Saint in a sentence
Example 1: Our librarian is a saint; she helps every child find the right book.
Example 2: Many schools are named after a saint.
Example 3: My grandmother is a saint; she never loses her temper.
Fun Fact
St is the short form of Saint, so St Mary's School means Saint Mary's School.
Practise the CREST Way
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with the given word?
saint
a) pant
b) faint
c) giant
d) aunt
Show answer
b) faint. Faint ends in the same aint sound; aunt and pant have a different a.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
Grandma, a real saint, sat under a banyan tree and spoke kindly to the vilagers.
a) only vilagers
b) saint and vilagers
c) only banyan
d) spoke and kindly
Show answer
a) only vilagers. Villagers comes from village, which has a double l.
Word Champ
In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. sailor 2. salad 3. saint
a) 312
b) 231
c) 123
d) 132
Show answer
d) 132. Sailor and saint both begin with sai; l comes before n. Salad, with sal, comes last.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) honnest
b) saint
c) gentle
d) humble
Show answer
a) honnest. Honest has a single n after the o.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would people most expect from a saint?
a) building bridges
b) selling fruit
c) winning races
d) kindness to all
Show answer
d) kindness to all
2. If a friend calls you a saint for helping her, she thinks you were ______.
a) very late for school
b) a little careless
c) really good to her
d) quite loud in class
Show answer
c) really good to her
