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Spell Bee Word: creation


Basic Details

Word: Creation

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The act of making something new, or a thing that someone has made or invented.

Synonyms: invention, making, production, formation

Antonyms: destruction

How to Spell Creation

Syllables: cre - a - tion

Tricky part: The e and a come together after cr, just as in create. The ending is tion, not sion.

Watch out for: craetion, creasion, criation

Memory tip: Write create, take off the last e and add ion. The e-a in the middle stays where it was.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The painting was the artist's finest creation.

Example 2: The creation of the new park took almost two years.

Example 3: Ravi's paper rocket was a clever creation made from old newspapers.

Fun Fact

Creation and reaction are spelt with exactly the same eight letters, just in a different order.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: creation

a) destruction
b) formation
c) making
d) invention

Show answer

a) destruction. Destruction means breaking something down, while creation means building something new.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) decoration
b) invention
c) creasion
d) collection

Show answer

c) creasion. Like invention and collection, creation ends in tion.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

cr_at_on

a) e, a
b) e, i
c) i, i
d) a, i

Show answer

b) e, i. Create gives cre-a, and the ending is ion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a creation?

a) a sunset
b) a song you wrote
c) a rainy day
d) a sneeze

Show answer

b) a song you wrote

2. When an artist calls a painting her latest creation, she means ____.

a) she bought it in a shop
b) she made it recently
c) she sold it
d) she lost it

Show answer

b) she made it recently

Associated Words

quietlyfamishedeardrumdiscipleate
chancellorstarecompetitivealoudhearty

Next steps

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