Basic Details
Word: Corresponding
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Matching, linked to or similar to something else, often in position, amount or purpose.
Synonyms: matching, equivalent, related, parallel
Antonyms: unrelated, different
How to Spell Corresponding
Syllables: cor - re - spond - ing
Tricky part: Two r's at the start, then respond with an o. Students write coresponding or correspanding.
Watch out for: coresponding, correspanding, corrisponding
Memory tip: Find respond inside: cor + respond + ing. When you respond, you match what was said, and a corresponding thing matches too.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Sales rose in May, with a corresponding rise in profits.
Example 2: Write each answer in the corresponding box on the sheet.
Example 3: Every lock in the cupboard has a corresponding key on the ring.
Fun Fact
In geometry, when a straight line crosses two parallel lines, the corresponding angles it makes are equal.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to corresponding as used in the sentence:
As the price of onions went up last winter, there was a corresponding fall in the number of people buying them.
a) matching
b) sudden
c) opposite
d) small
Show answer
a) matching. A corresponding fall is one that matches the price rise.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Match each question with the cnpedorgonsir answer given in the key at the back of the book.
a) corroborating
b) correspondent
c) correcting
d) corresponding
Show answer
d) corresponding. The jumble holds an i and a g, so it makes corresponding, not correspondent.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
cor_esp_nding
a) r, e
b) r, a
c) e, o
d) r, o
Show answer
d) r, o. A second r follows cor, and respond keeps its o.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which word shares its root with corresponding?
a) correspondence
b) corridor
c) courage
d) correction
Show answer
a) correspondence
2. The corresponding part of a shape is the part that ____.
a) matches it
b) is broken
c) is coloured
d) is largest
Show answer
a) matches it
