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Spell Bee Word: Animation


What does animation mean?

Word: Animation

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Animation means making drawings or models seem to move, as in cartoon films. It can also mean liveliness.

Synonyms: liveliness

Antonyms: dullness

How do you spell animation?

Syllables: an - i - ma - tion

Tricky part: The second vowel is i, not e. Students who hear a weak vowel there write anemation.

Watch out for: anemation, animatian, anamation

Memory tip: Animation starts the same way as animal, an-i, and like an animal, a cartoon seems to be alive.

Animation in a sentence

Example 1: My sister wants to study animation and make cartoon films.

Example 2: The animation in that film made the tiger look real.

Example 3: Grandpa told the story with such animation that we forgot our phones.

Fun Fact

Film animation usually shows about 24 pictures every second. Our eyes blend them together, so the drawings seem to move.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) animasion
b) decoration
c) illustration
d) imagination

Show answer

a) animasion. The shun sound at the end is spelt tion.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

animattion

a) m
b) t
c) i
d) o

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b) t. There is only one t in animation.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

otniainam

a) nomination
b) imitation
c) animation
d) animator

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c) animation. Imitation has only one n, nomination needs a third n and animator an r, so the word is animation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A person who works in animation spends the day ____.

a) selling fresh vegetables
b) teaching maths lessons
c) drawing moving pictures
d) repairing old engines

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c) drawing moving pictures

2. Someone who speaks with great animation speaks ____.

a) in another language
b) slowly and sadly
c) in a whisper
d) in a lively way

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d) in a lively way

Associated Words

Words that end in -ation: deforestation, examination, preparation, information, evaluation, acceleration

More words from this list

clownfish, disclose, formal, interior, mutation, purpose, softball, uncommon

Next steps

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