What does absorption mean?
Word: Absorption
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Absorption means the taking in of a liquid, heat or light by something, as a sponge takes in water. It can also mean being so caught up in something that you notice little else.
Synonyms: intake, concentration
How do you spell absorption?
Syllables: ab - sorp - tion
Tricky part: Absorb ends in b, but absorption changes that b to a p.
Watch out for: absorbtion, absortion, absurption
Memory tip: Say it aloud, ab-SORP-shun: you can hear the p, so write the p. The b of absorb stays behind in the verb.
Absorption in a sentence
Example 1: Our science teacher showed the absorption of ink by blotting paper.
Example 2: The body needs vitamin D for the absorption of calcium.
Example 3: Kabir's absorption in his comic was so complete that he missed his bus stop.
Fun Fact
Black clothes feel hotter in the sun because dark surfaces absorb more of the light falling on them, while white surfaces reflect more of it.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Plants depend on the absorpsion of water through their roots, so gardeners water them in the evening.
a) depend
b) absorpsion
c) evening
d) roots
Show answer
b) absorpsion. The ending is tion, the same as in adoption and description.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
psoorbitna
a) assumption
b) absolution
c) absorption
d) adoption
Show answer
c) absorption. Spot the b and the r in the jumble: adoption and assumption have neither, and absolution would need an l.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
absorption
a) pouring
b) soaking
c) spilling
d) leaking
Show answer
b) soaking. A sponge soaks up water, which is exactly what absorption means.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which material shows good absorption of water?
a) a cotton towel
b) a plastic sheet
c) a steel plate
d) a glass bottle
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a) a cotton towel
2. Complete absorption in a book means you are ____.
a) finding it hard to follow
b) deeply interested in it
c) bored by parts of it
d) about to finish it
Show answer
b) deeply interested in it
