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Spell Bee Word: Admiration


What does admiration mean?

Word: Admiration

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Admiration means a feeling of respect and warm approval for someone or something.

Synonyms: respect, regard, praise, esteem

Antonyms: scorn, disrespect

How do you spell admiration?

Syllables: ad - mi - ra - tion

Tricky part: The vowel after the m is i, not e: students who hear a weak vowel there write admeration.

Watch out for: admeration, admiretion, admiraton

Memory tip: There is no e anywhere in admiration, so the vowel after the m cannot be e.

Admiration in a sentence

Example 1: The whole class watched the gymnast's routine in admiration.

Example 2: Riya has great admiration for her grandmother, who taught for forty years.

Example 3: The new bridge drew admiration from engineers across the country.

Fun Fact

Admiral is not related. It comes from the Arabic amir, a commander, while admiration comes from Latin admirari, to wonder at.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

admiration

a) envy
b) devotion
c) gratitude
d) contempt

Show answer

d) contempt. Contempt is looking down on someone, the opposite of admiring them.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) admirasion
b) confusion
c) television
d) invitation

Show answer

a) admirasion. Confusion and television keep their s, but admiration follows admire into ation, as invitation does.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

addmiration

a) i
b) a
c) d
d) m

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c) d. Admiration has a single d, just as admire does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A look of admiration shows that you ____.

a) disagree with someone
b) are frightened of someone
c) think highly of someone
d) are bored by someone

Show answer

c) think highly of someone

2. Which word comes from the same Latin root as admiration?

a) minister
b) admiral
c) ration
d) miracle

Show answer

d) miracle

Associated Words

Words that end in -ation: discrimination, situation, agitation, exploitation, innovation, oxidation

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: respect, regard, esteem, scorn, disrespect

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