What does concerning mean?
Word: Concerning
Part of Speech: Preposition
Meaning: Concerning means on the subject of; relating to. As an adjective, it describes something that makes you worried.
Synonyms: regarding, worrying, troubling
Antonyms: reassuring
How do you spell concerning?
Syllables: con - cern - ing
Tricky part: A c begins each half of the word. The er in the middle is easy to turn into ur.
Watch out for: consurning, concurning, conserning
Memory tip: Concern has two c's, one at the start of each half.
Concerning in a sentence
Example 1: The principal sent a letter to parents concerning the new bus timings.
Example 2: The drop in the number of sparrows in our city is concerning.
Example 3: Do you have any questions concerning the homework?
Fun Fact
Concern comes from Latin cernere, to sift or separate, the same verb that gave us discern and certain.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to concerning as used in the sentence:
The class teacher held a meeting concerning the annual sports day.
a) against
b) despite
c) without
d) about
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d) about. A meeting concerning sports day is a meeting about it.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
There has been a ncinoercng rise in plastic waste on our beaches.
a) conserving
b) concerned
c) concerning
d) cornering
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c) concerning. Cornering has only one c, concerned has no i or g, and conserving needs an s and a v; the jumble spells concerning.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The coach said the drop in our fitness scores was concering, so she added an extra lap to every training session before the inter-school sports meet.
a) training
b) concering
c) fitness
d) session
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b) concering. Concern already ends in n, and ing brings one more, so neither n can be dropped.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is misspelt. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. concerning 2. occasion 3. tommorow 4. honestly
a) to do with a certain topic
b) the day after today
c) a special event or time
d) in a truthful way
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b) the day after today. Tomorrow has one m and two r's: to-mor-row; concerning, honestly and occasion are spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Choose the sentence in which concerning means 'worrying'.
a) The sudden drop in rainfall this year is concerning.
b) Questions concerning the trip should go to Mr Das.
c) A letter concerning school fees arrived on Monday.
d) She wrote to the museum concerning the lost umbrella.
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a) The sudden drop in rainfall this year is concerning.
2. In which sentence is concern a noun?
a) It does not concern you at all.
b) Her concern for the lost kitten was obvious.
c) The news will concern every parent.
d) They were concerned for her safety.
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b) Her concern for the lost kitten was obvious.
