What does anticipation mean?
Word: Anticipation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Anticipation means the excited feeling of looking forward to something, like the night before a school trip.
Synonyms: eagerness, excitement
How do you spell anticipation?
Syllables: an - tic - i - pa - tion
Tricky part: The 's' sound in the middle is spelt with c. Children also often skip the i after tic and write anticpation.
Watch out for: anticpation, antisipation
Memory tip: Look at the middle: c, then i, then p. That little i after the c is the letter people drop.
Anticipation in a sentence
Example 1: The children waited in anticipation for the drawing contest results.
Example 2: There was great anticipation in the stadium before the last over.
Example 3: In anticipation of rain, Mum took the washing off the line.
Fun Fact
Anticipation comes from a Latin word meaning to take something before its time, which is just what your mind does when you look forward to a treat.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) celebration
b) decoration
c) anticipasion
d) imagination
Show answer
c) anticipasion. Anticipation ends in tion, the same as celebration and decoration.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tipanoctiian
a) anitcipation
b) anticipatoin
c) anticiptaion
d) anticipation
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d) anticipation. Say the word slowly, one beat at a time; only one option matches every beat.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
ant_cip_tion
a) i, a
b) e, a
c) e, e
d) i, e
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a) i, a. Anti at the start takes an i, and the pa before tion takes an a.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
anticipation
a) forgetfulness
b) disappointment
c) explanation
d) expectation
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d) expectation. Anticipation is the expectation that something good is on its way.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Ravi is full of anticipation. What is he most likely doing?
a) tying up his shoelaces
b) counting the days to his holiday
c) sweeping the kitchen floor
d) sharpening a blunt pencil
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b) counting the days to his holiday
2. Anticipation is a feeling about something that ____.
a) happened by mistake
b) is still to come
c) you have lost
d) finished long ago
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b) is still to come
