What does compilation mean?
Word: Compilation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Compilation means a collection of things such as songs, stories or facts gathered from different places into one book, album or list. It also means the act of collecting them.
Synonyms: collection, assortment
How do you spell compilation?
Syllables: com - pi - la - tion
Tricky part: The vowel after p is i, as in pile, and the l stays single: compelation and compillation are common slips.
Watch out for: compelation, compillation, compilasion
Memory tip: A compilation is a pile of things put together, and pile sits right inside the word.
Compilation in a sentence
Example 1: Mum bought a compilation of old Kishore Kumar songs.
Example 2: The yearbook is a compilation of photos and messages from every class.
Example 3: Our teacher handed out a compilation of past exam questions.
Fun Fact
In computing, compilation is the step in which a program written in a language people can read is turned into code a machine can run.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
compil_t_on
a) i, i
b) e, i
c) a, i
d) a, e
Show answer
c) a, i. The a opens the noun ending added to compile, and the shun sound after it is spelt -tion.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word compilation as used in the sentence:
The library has a fine compilation of folk tales from every state.
a) translation
b) anthology
c) review
d) summary
Show answer
b) anthology. An anthology is a collection of pieces by different writers, which is what this compilation is.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Grandpa keeps a lnaitpomico of newspaper cuttings about space missions.
a) competition
b) composition
c) compilation
d) complication
Show answer
c) compilation. There is no second c and no s, so complication and composition are out; competition would need an e.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. compilation 2. collection 3. appendix 4. bibliografy
a) a group of things kept together
b) songs or writings gathered from many sources
c) an extra section at the end of a book
d) a list of the books used in a piece of writing
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d) a list of the books used in a piece of writing. Bibliografy spells its f sound the wrong way; the other three are spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A greatest-hits compilation album is made up of ____.
a) popular songs from earlier albums
b) songs that were never released
c) one long song recorded live
d) interviews with the singer
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a) popular songs from earlier albums
2. A compilation is most likely to be ____.
a) a letter to a pen friend
b) a long novel by one author
c) a book of the best school essays
d) a diary kept by one girl
Show answer
c) a book of the best school essays
