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Spell Bee Word: Conference


Basic Details

Word: Conference

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A large meeting where people come together to discuss a subject, often for one or more days.

Synonyms: meeting, convention

How to Spell Conference

Syllables: con - fer - ence

Tricky part: The middle fer is often swallowed in speech, giving confrence. It ends in ence, not ance.

Watch out for: conferance, confrence, confarence

Memory tip: At a conference people confer, which means talk things over. Write confer, then add ence.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Doctors from all over India came to the conference in Chennai.

Example 2: The head teacher is away at a conference today.

Example 3: The hotel has a big conference hall on the first floor.

Fun Fact

A meeting held over the internet with cameras and screens is called a video conference.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to complete the word:

confer

a) ense
b) ince
c) ence
d) ance

Show answer

c) ence. Confer + ence gives conference, the same ending as in difference.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) comittee
b) speach
c) auditoreum
d) conference

Show answer

d) conference. Committee needs a double m, auditorium has iu and speech has ee.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

neferocnec

a) conference
b) confernece
c) cnoference
d) conferecne

Show answer

a) conference. First make confer, then the four letters left spell ence.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

My aunt flew to Delhi for a three-day conferance on books.

a) Delhi
b) aunt
c) conferance
d) books

Show answer

c) conferance. Conference ends in ence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at a conference?

a) children play cricket
b) people meet to discuss a subject
c) crops are harvested
d) trains are cleaned

Show answer

b) people meet to discuss a subject

2. Who is most likely to attend a science conference?

a) a scientist
b) a goat
c) a postbox
d) a newborn baby

Show answer

a) a scientist

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