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Spell Bee Word: Affection


What does affection mean?

Word: Affection

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Affection means a gentle feeling of love and caring for someone.

Synonyms: love, fondness, warmth

Antonyms: hatred

How do you spell affection?

Syllables: af - fec - tion

Tricky part: There are two f's after the a, just as in affect, the word it grew from. Say af-fec-tion and picture both f's.

Watch out for: afection, afecshun

Memory tip: Affection is what you feel for family and friends: one f for family and one f for friends, so the word has two.

Affection in a sentence

Example 1: Our dog shows affection by licking our hands.

Example 2: She hugged her little brother with great affection.

Example 3: Grandma speaks of her old school with affection.

Fun Fact

Cats often show affection to people they trust by blinking at them slowly.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nifotcafe

a) affection
b) affcetion
c) affectoin
d) affetcion

Show answer

a) affection. Start with aff, and finish with tion.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: affection

a) dislike
b) respect
c) kindness
d) pride

Show answer

a) dislike. To dislike someone is to not like them, the opposite of a warm, loving feeling.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

affection

a) ite
b) ate
c) ete
d) ait

Show answer

b) ate. Someone full of affection is affectionate, ending like chocolate.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) friendship
b) gentle
c) kindness
d) affiction

Show answer

d) affiction. The middle of affection is fec, with an e, as in perfect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which action shows affection?

a) a warm hug
b) a cold stare
c) a loud shout
d) a slammed door

Show answer

a) a warm hug

2. Mohan has great affection for his grandmother. How does he probably feel when she visits?

a) angry
b) bored
c) scared
d) happy

Show answer

d) happy

Associated Words

loyaltygarbagecompassionwhateverinterest
collectcomfortableassessconcludehour

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