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Spell Bee Word: Correction


What does correction mean?

Word: Correction

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Correction means a change you make to fix a mistake. When your teacher marks a wrong answer, you write the correction next to it.

How do you spell correction?

Syllables: cor - rec - tion

Tricky part: There are two r's after the first o, and the end is tion, not shun or sion. Many children write only one r.

Watch out for: corection, correcsion, correkshun

Memory tip: Picture a teacher's red pen making two quick ticks side by side. Those two ticks are the two r's near the start of correction.

Correction in a sentence

Example 1: Our teacher put a red tick next to my correction.

Example 2: I made a correction in my second sum.

Example 3: Please finish your spelling corrections tonight.

Fun Fact

Correction comes from the Latin word corrigere, which means to put straight.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) correktion
b) notebook
c) homework
d) spelling

Show answer

a) correktion. Both c sounds in correction are written with c; there is no k in it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tcernoicor

a) cerroction
b) corrcetion
c) ocrrection
d) correction

Show answer

d) correction. Keep the double r together and the tion ending together; the other letters fit around them.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

correection

a) o
b) r
c) e
d) c

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c) e. Correction has a single e, just after the two r's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sum needs a correction?

a) 2 + 2 = 5
b) 3 + 3 = 6
c) 4 + 1 = 5
d) 5 + 5 = 10

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a) 2 + 2 = 5

2. Your teacher has marked a correction in your book. What should you do next?

a) learn the right answer
b) hide the book
c) tear out the page
d) rub out the red mark

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a) learn the right answer

Associated Words

Words that end in -ction: affection, prediction, fiction, reflection, instruction, attraction

More words from this list

feast, harmless, pastry, scientist, streamer, wing, below, combine

Next steps

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The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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