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Spell Bee Word: convention


Basic Details

Word: Convention

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A large meeting of people who share an interest or job, or an accepted way of doing things that most people follow.

Synonyms: conference, custom, tradition

How to Spell Convention

Syllables: con - ven - tion

Tricky part: The shun sound at the end is spelt tion. Students often write convension.

Watch out for: convension, conventon, convenshun

Memory tip: To convene is to come together. A convention is where people convene, so start with conven and close with tion.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Hundreds of teachers came to the science convention in Pune.

Example 2: By convention, the youngest child cuts the cake first in our family.

Example 3: The comic book convention had stalls, quizzes and costumes.

Fun Fact

Writing the date as day, month, year is the convention in India, while in the United States the month usually comes first.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) prevention
b) convension
c) intervention
d) attention

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b) convension. After conven the shun sound is written tion, as in prevention.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

vonticonen

a) intervention
b) convention
c) contention
d) conviction

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b) convention. Three n's and a v but only one t: the word is convention.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

convention

a) argument
b) silence
c) holiday
d) conference

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d) conference. A conference, like a convention, is a big meeting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a convention?

a) a broken pencil
b) a lost key
c) a sudden thunderstorm
d) shaking hands when you meet someone

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d) shaking hands when you meet someone

2. People go to a convention mainly to ____.

a) sleep
b) take an exam
c) meet others with the same interest
d) catch a train

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c) meet others with the same interest

Associated Words

decompositioncontaminateenormityblowerate
povertycompetitivelyunbrokennumerousmessage

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