What does consultation mean?
Word: Consultation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Consultation means a meeting with an expert to get advice; also, asking people for their views before a decision is made.
Synonyms: meeting, appointment, conference
How do you spell consultation?
Syllables: con - sul - ta - tion
Tricky part: The second syllable is sul, with a u: consaltation and conseltation are the usual slips.
Watch out for: consaltation, conseltation
Memory tip: Sultan and consultation share the same three letters, s, u, l, in the same order: think of a sultan holding a consultation with his advisers.
Consultation in a sentence
Example 1: The skin specialist charges a fixed fee for a consultation.
Example 2: The timetable was changed after consultation with the parents.
Example 3: Grandpa has a follow-up consultation with the dentist on Friday.
Fun Fact
Before some new laws are passed, many governments publish a draft and invite public consultation, so citizens can send their comments on it.
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Word Makeup
Only one of these words takes the suffix -ation to form a real word. Choose it:
ation
a) adult
b) default
c) consult
d) result
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c) consult. Consult + ation gives consultation; resultation, defaultation and adultation are not words.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word consultation as used in the sentence:
After a long consultation with the eye specialist, Grandma agreed to get new glasses.
a) discussion
b) payment
c) holiday
d) argument
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a) discussion. A consultation is a talk to get advice, so discussion fits best.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. apointment 2. consultation 3. referal 4. diagnosys
a) sending someone on to another expert
b) time spent getting an expert's views
c) an arranged time to see someone
d) naming an illness from its signs
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b) time spent getting an expert's views. Appointment doubles its p, referral doubles its r, and diagnosis ends in -sis, not -sys.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The new syllabus was prepared after ntsiocoltanu with teachers from many schools.
a) constellation
b) consolation
c) consultation
d) constitution
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c) consultation. Constellation needs a second l and an e, consolation has no u, and constitution needs an extra t and i but no l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a consultation?
a) a picnic at the park with cousins
b) a talk with a dietician about meals
c) a cricket match against a rival school
d) a film watched at home with friends
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b) a talk with a dietician about meals
2. A decision taken 'in consultation with' parents is taken ____.
a) without a word to any of them
b) by the parents and nobody else
c) once the parents have left
d) after talking it over with them
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d) after talking it over with them
