What does communication mean?
Word: Communication
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Communication means the sharing of news, ideas or feelings with others by speaking, writing, signs or machines like phones.
Synonyms: contact, exchange
How do you spell communication?
Syllables: com - mu - ni - ca - tion
Tricky part: It has a double m, which you hear as one, so comunication is a common slip.
Watch out for: comunication, communicasion
Memory tip: Say it slowly and feel your lips press together twice: once to end the first beat and once to begin the second. Two presses, two m's.
Communication in a sentence
Example 1: Phones and emails make communication fast.
Example 2: Good communication helps a team win.
Example 3: Sign language is a form of communication used by many deaf people.
Fun Fact
The telephone was a big step in long-distance communication: Alexander Graham Bell made the first call in 1876, decades after the electric telegraph came into use.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) convursation
b) anouncement
c) informetion
d) communication
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d) communication. Information has an a after the m, conversation has er after the v, and announcement has a double n.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
caoinmtuncmio
a) communciation
b) commuincation
c) communiaction
d) communication
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d) communication. Each wrong choice swaps two letters in the middle; read them aloud to hear which one is right.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
comm_nic_tion
a) u, a
b) a, a
c) o, a
d) u, e
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a) u, a. Say the first three beats slowly: the second beat has a u, and the a comes straight after the second c.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
communicattion
a) n
b) i
c) c
d) t
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d) t. The ending is the usual one with a single t.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which skill matters most for good communication?
a) running fast in races
b) drawing very neat maps
c) explaining ideas clearly
d) adding sums quickly
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c) explaining ideas clearly
2. Waving goodbye to a friend is a way of
a) keeping your hands warm
b) sharing a message without words
c) measuring how far away they are
d) counting how many people are there
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b) sharing a message without words
