What does decision mean?
Word: Decision
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Decision means a choice you make after thinking about it.
Synonyms: choice, judgement
Antonyms: indecision
How do you spell decision?
Syllables: de - ci - sion
Tricky part: The end sounds like zhun and is written sion, not tion.
Watch out for: decition, decishun
Memory tip: Decision ends like television and division, with sion.
Decision in a sentence
Example 1: Going to bed early before the test was a good decision.
Example 2: Everyone waited quietly for the umpire's decision.
Example 3: Our class took a decision to plant ten trees this year.
Fun Fact
In cricket, a team can ask the third umpire to check an umpire's decision on a TV replay. This is called the Decision Review System, or DRS.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) agreemant
b) judgement
c) opinion
d) choice
Show answer
a) agreemant. Agreement is agree plus ment, so it ends in ment.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nisocide
a) precision
b) decision
c) division
d) decisive
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b) decision. Look for the v: division and decisive both need one, and precision needs a p, so they are ruled out.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Choosing the bigger kite was a wise dicision, as it flew higher than all the others.
a) others
b) dicision
c) Choosing
d) higher
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b) dicision. De is the first beat, as in the month December.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
deccision
a) d
b) i
c) c
d) n
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c) c. Decision needs just one c.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After a long talk, the class reached a decision. What had happened?
a) they had started a quarrel
b) they had gone home early
c) they had agreed on what to do
d) they had forgotten the question
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c) they had agreed on what to do
2. Which is a sensible decision before a long walk in the sun?
a) skipping breakfast
b) wearing woollen gloves
c) leaving your shoes at home
d) carrying a bottle of water
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d) carrying a bottle of water
