Award vs. Reward
2023-06-17
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1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between "award" and "reward."
2I am Li from China. I have been listening [to] the VOA Learning English podcast [for] more than one year.
3I have benefitted a lot from your program. Can you clarify the meaning of "award" and "reward?" I am always confused (about) the two words.
4Best regards,
5Li
6Thanks for writing to us, Li.
7"Award" and "reward" have similar meanings.
8They both can be different parts of speech - nouns and verbs.
9They are something you get for your behavior, but there are major differences.
10Let's look more deeply at each word.
11"An award" is a noun. It is something valuable that is given, like a prize, to someone for their accomplishments.
12"Awards" are usually given by someone to someone else.
13The student received an award from the teacher for not missing any school days.
14As a verb, "award" means to give someone something, like a prize or money, for an accomplishment.
15The judges awarded first place to the dance group.
16In the area of law, "award" has slightly different meanings.
17As a verb, "award" means to give an official judgment of an amount or sum of money.
18As a noun, "award" is the amount of money the court or judge decides.
19The judge awarded money to the victims.
20The award totaled 2.5 million dollars.
21Let's move on to "reward."
22"A reward" is a benefit given to someone in exchange for a certain behavior or action.
23The reward for all the students passing the test was an ice cream party.
24There is a $500 reward for returning the lost dog.
25"Reward" as a verb means to give someone a reward for their actions or behavior.
26I rewarded my cat with some fish after he did a trick.
27Sometimes you do not need anyone to reward you. You can reward yourself.
28Victoria rewarded herself with a weekend trip to the countryside after a hard work week.
29Remember, "award" is based on accomplishments. And "reward" is based on behaviors or actions.
30Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Li.
31What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
32And that's Ask a Teacher.
33I'm Faith Pirlo.
1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between "award" and "reward." 2Question: 3I am Li from China. I have been listening [to] the VOA Learning English podcast [for] more than one year. 4I have benefitted a lot from your program. Can you clarify the meaning of "award" and "reward?" I am always confused (about) the two words. 5Best regards, 6Li 7Answer: 8Thanks for writing to us, Li. 9"Award" and "reward" have similar meanings. They both can be different parts of speech - nouns and verbs. They are something you get for your behavior, but there are major differences. Let's look more deeply at each word. 10Award 11"An award" is a noun. It is something valuable that is given, like a prize, to someone for their accomplishments. "Awards" are usually given by someone to someone else. 12The student received an award from the teacher for not missing any school days. 13As a verb, "award" means to give someone something, like a prize or money, for an accomplishment. 14The judges awarded first place to the dance group. 15In the area of law, "award" has slightly different meanings. 16As a verb, "award" means to give an official judgment of an amount or sum of money. As a noun, "award" is the amount of money the court or judge decides. 17The judge awarded money to the victims. 18The award totaled 2.5 million dollars. 19Let's move on to "reward." 20Reward 21"A reward" is a benefit given to someone in exchange for a certain behavior or action. 22The reward for all the students passing the test was an ice cream party. 23There is a $500 reward for returning the lost dog. 24"Reward" as a verb means to give someone a reward for their actions or behavior. 25I rewarded my cat with some fish after he did a trick. 26Sometimes you do not need anyone to reward you. You can reward yourself. 27Victoria rewarded herself with a weekend trip to the countryside after a hard work week. 28Remember, "award" is based on accomplishments. And "reward" is based on behaviors or actions. 29Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Li. 30What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com 31And that's Ask a Teacher. 32I'm Faith Pirlo. 33Faith Pirlo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 34___________________________________________________________________ 35Words in This Story 36accomplishment - n. the successful completion of something 37benefit - n. something extra given to workers by an employer in addition to their regular pay 38___________________________________________________________________ 39Do you have a question for the teacher? We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 40Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.