What does content mean?
Word: Content
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Content means what is inside something, such as the things in a box or the ideas in a book or website. Said con-TENT, it is an adjective meaning pleased with what you have.
Synonyms: material, subject matter
How do you spell content?
Syllables: con - tent
Tricky part: A short word, but students write contant or contint. The second part is spelt like a camping tent.
Watch out for: contant, contint, contennt
Memory tip: Whatever you pack inside a tent is its con-tent.
Content in a sentence
Example 1: The content of the science chapter was easy to follow.
Example 2: Check the contents of your school bag before you leave home.
Example 3: Grandpa sat content in the winter sun with his newspaper.
Fun Fact
Both meanings come from the Latin continere, to hold together, which also gave us contain: what a box holds is its content.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
content (con-TENT, as in feeling happy)
a) greedy
b) angry
c) satisfied
d) restless
Show answer
c) satisfied. A person who feels content is satisfied and does not want anything more.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
conntent
a) t
b) o
c) e
d) n
Show answer
d) n. Con at the start has a single n, just as in contest and contain.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ttnocne
a) content
b) contest
c) consent
d) context
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a) content. With two t's, two n's and no s or x in the jumble, contest, context and consent are ruled out.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) paragraf
b) content
c) sentance
d) vocabulery
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b) content. Paragraph, sentence and vocabulary are misspelt here; content is the one written correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A website's content is
a) the cable that connects it
b) the company that made it
c) the price of the computer
d) the words and pictures on it
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d) the words and pictures on it
2. Which sentence uses content to mean happy?
a) The content of the jar was rice.
b) Read the content of the letter.
c) The cat was content to sleep by the fire.
d) The book's content was long.
Show answer
c) The cat was content to sleep by the fire.
