What does sorry mean?
Word: Sorry
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Sorry means feeling sad about something you have done or something that has gone wrong. People also say it politely after a small mistake.
Synonyms: regretful
How do you spell sorry?
Syllables: sor - ry
Tricky part: Sorry has a double r. Only one r sound is heard, so children often write just one.
Watch out for: sory, sorey
Memory tip: Two r's for the two things you do after a mistake: regret it and repair it.
Idioms and Phrases
- better safe than sorry: it is wiser to be careful now than to wish later that you had been. Example: "Take a raincoat with you; better safe than sorry."
Sorry in a sentence
Example 1: I am sorry I forgot to bring your book back.
Example 2: Sorry, may I go past you to reach my seat?
Example 3: Aarav felt sorry when his ball knocked over the flowerpot.
Fun Fact
Long ago, sorry was a much heavier word that meant deeply upset. Today we can use it for something as small as bumping an elbow.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
s_rr_
a) o, i
b) o, y
c) a, y
d) a, i
Show answer
b) o, y. The first vowel sounds like the o of hot, and the end sound is written as in happy.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) gratefull
b) welcom
c) pardan
d) sorry
Show answer
d) sorry. Pardon ends in on, welcome keeps its final e, and grateful has just one l at the end.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
sorry
a) careless
b) proud
c) apologetic
d) cheerful
Show answer
c) apologetic. Someone apologetic feels bad about a mistake and wants to put it right.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
rsoyr
a) sorry
b) soyrr
c) srroy
d) osrry
Show answer
a) sorry. Only this order can be read aloud as a word you say after a mistake.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When is a person most likely to say sorry?
a) after waking up on a holiday
b) after finishing a good lunch
c) after spilling a friend's juice
d) after winning a school prize
Show answer
c) after spilling a friend's juice
2. Which of these lines shows that a child feels sorry?
a) I should not have said that.
b) I will say that again soon.
c) I am so glad I said that.
d) You should say that as well.
Show answer
a) I should not have said that.
