Basic Details
Word: Correspondence
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Letters, emails or messages sent between people, or the act of writing to each other. It can also mean a close match or likeness between two things.
Synonyms: letters, mail, communication, agreement
Antonyms: difference, mismatch
How to Spell Correspondence
Syllables: cor - re - spon - dence
Tricky part: It has a double r, a single s, and ends in ence, not ance. Students write corespondence or correspondance.
Watch out for: corespondence, correspondance, corresspondence
Memory tip: Two r's because it starts with cor + respond: people who respond to each other have a correspondence. Then add ence.
Usage Examples
Example 1: My grandparents kept every piece of correspondence from their pen friends abroad.
Example 2: The school office handles all correspondence with parents.
Example 3: There is a close correspondence between hard work and good results.
Fun Fact
Before the internet, many students studied through correspondence courses, in which lessons and answer sheets travelled by post.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. resemblence 2. occurrance 3. independance 4. correspondence
a) the state of looking like someone or something
b) letters or messages exchanged between people
c) freedom from control by another country or person
d) something that happens; an event
Show answer
b) letters or messages exchanged between people. Independence and occurrence end in ence and resemblance in ance, so those three are wrong and correspondence is right.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
corresspondence
a) s
b) r
c) p
d) n
Show answer
a) s. Correspondence has a double r but just one s.
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to correspondence as used in the sentence:
All correspondence about the school trip to Jaipur should be sent to the class teacher before Friday.
a) payments
b) letters
c) luggage
d) tickets
Show answer
b) letters. Correspondence here means letters and messages.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is an example of correspondence?
a) a sharpener for pencils
b) a bat signed by a cricketer
c) a bag for carrying books
d) a letter from a pen friend
Show answer
d) a letter from a pen friend
2. There is a close correspondence between two maps when they ____.
a) match each other closely
b) are drawn in colour
c) are torn along the edges
d) are folded into four
Show answer
a) match each other closely
