What does declaration mean?
Word: Declaration
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Declaration means an official or formal statement, often made in public, that announces something clearly.
Synonyms: announcement, statement
How do you spell declaration?
Syllables: dec - la - ra - tion
Tricky part: Declare has are, but declaration has ara: the e of declare changes to a. Students write decleration or keep the i from declair.
Watch out for: decleration, declairation, declaretion
Memory tip: Count the a's in the middle: there are two of them, one after the l and one after the r.
Declaration in a sentence
Example 1: Every candidate had to sign a declaration that the work was their own.
Example 2: The principal's declaration of a half-day was met with loud cheers.
Example 3: Travellers fill in a customs declaration before landing.
Fun Fact
The United States Declaration of Independence was adopted on 4 July 1776, and that date is now celebrated every year as Independence Day.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
declarattion
a) t
b) a
c) r
d) i
Show answer
a) t. The ending is ation, with a single t, as in nation.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Every student signed the eco club's laarncedoti to stop using plastic bottles.
a) declination
b) decoration
c) declaration
d) deceleration
Show answer
c) declaration. Declination has only one a, decoration has no l, and deceleration needs three e's, which leaves declaration.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. amendmant 2. constitusion 3. declaration 4. parliment
a) the group of people who make a country's laws
b) the set of basic laws of a country
c) a firm, official public statement
d) a change made to a law
Show answer
c) a firm, official public statement. Constitusion has an s in its ending, parliment has lost a vowel and amendmant has the wrong vowel near the end; declaration is the correct one.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word declaration as used in the sentence:
The two villages signed a declaration of friendship at the annual fair.
a) proclamation
b) examination
c) interruption
d) disagreement
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a) proclamation. A declaration of friendship is a public proclamation of it.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Declaration is the noun of declare. In the same way, preparation is the noun of ____.
a) repair
b) prepare
c) prepay
d) present
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b) prepare
2. A customs declaration is a form on which travellers list ____.
a) people they have met
b) hotels they have booked
c) seats they would like
d) goods they are bringing in
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d) goods they are bringing in
