What does conversation mean?
Word: Conversation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Conversation means a talk between two or more people in which they share news, ideas or feelings.
Synonyms: talk, discussion
Antonyms: silence
How do you spell conversation?
Syllables: con - ver - sa - tion
Tricky part: The third part is sa, an s and an a, before -tion. Students often write -sion at the end or change the a.
Watch out for: conversasion, conversetion, convesation
Memory tip: Sensation and conversation share the same ending, -sation: learn them as a pair.
Conversation in a sentence
Example 1: We had a long conversation with our new neighbour about life in Canada.
Example 2: The conversation stopped as soon as the principal walked in.
Example 3: Put your phone away when you are in a conversation with someone.
Fun Fact
In the Middle Ages, conversation meant the way a person lived and behaved among others. The sense of talking together came later, in the 1500s.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) conversation
b) discusion
c) convinient
d) pronounciation
Show answer
a) conversation. Only conversation is right; the others hide slips like convinient for convenient and an extra o in pronounciation.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c_nv_rsation
a) o, e
b) o, a
c) a, e
d) u, e
Show answer
a) o, e. Hear con at the start and ver in the middle, as in converse.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
conversation
a) speech
b) lecture
c) quarrel
d) chat
Show answer
d) chat. A chat is a friendly talk between people; in a speech or a lecture one person talks while the others listen.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
converrsation
a) r
b) s
c) v
d) n
Show answer
a) r. A single r closes the second beat of the word.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Riya is having a conversation. What is she doing?
a) writing about her day in a diary
b) listening to a story on the radio
c) talking with her gran about their day
d) reading a story silently to herself
Show answer
c) talking with her gran about their day
2. What is a polite thing to do in a conversation?
a) changing the topic every minute
b) letting the other person finish
c) answering before the question ends
d) talking over the other person
Show answer
b) letting the other person finish
