What does scholarship mean?
Word: Scholarship
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Scholarship means money given to a student to help pay for their studies, often because of good marks or talent.
Synonyms: bursary
How do you spell scholarship?
Syllables: schol - ar - ship
Tricky part: Students hear sk and write skolarship. The sk sound is spelt sch, as in scheme.
Watch out for: skolarship, scolarship, scholarshipp
Memory tip: A scholarship is a scheme to help a student, and scheme and scholarship both start with sch.
Scholarship in a sentence
Example 1: Neha won a scholarship that pays her college fees for three years.
Example 2: The music school offers a scholarship to one talented singer every year.
Example 3: Many students apply for scholarships after their final exams.
Fun Fact
The Rhodes Scholarship, started in 1902, is one of the oldest international scholarships and sends students to study at Oxford University.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
schoolarship
a) s
b) o
c) l
d) h
Show answer
b) o. School has two o's, but only one o belongs in this word.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) partnership
b) friendship
c) scholership
d) hardship
Show answer
c) scholership. Friendship, hardship and partnership are spelt correctly, so the odd one out is the misspelt scholership.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: scholarship
a) fine
b) debt
c) grant
d) fee
Show answer
c) grant. A grant, like a scholarship, is money given to help you that you do not pay back.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
plashcorish
a) championship
b) scholarship
c) sponsorship
d) relationship
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b) scholarship. Sponsorship and championship need an n, and relationship needs an e and a t.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How is a scholarship different from a loan?
a) it can be spent on anything
b) it is given only to adults
c) it does not have to be paid back
d) it is always a bigger amount
Show answer
c) it does not have to be paid back
2. Which student is most likely to win a merit scholarship?
a) one who joins the most clubs
b) one who lives nearest the school
c) one who has the newest uniform
d) one who scores very high marks
Show answer
d) one who scores very high marks
