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Spell Bee Word: Decoration

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What does decoration mean?

Word: Decoration

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Decoration means something pretty you put up to make a place or thing look nice, like lights, flowers or paper chains.

How do you spell decoration?

Syllables: dec - o - ra - tion

Tricky part: After dec comes o, not a. Children often write decaration because the middle sound is not clear.

Watch out for: decaration, decorasion, dekoration

Memory tip: Picture a round paper ring hanging up as a decoration. That round o comes straight after dec.

Decoration in a sentence

Example 1: We put up paper decorations for my sister's birthday.

Example 2: The cake had a sugar flower as decoration.

Example 3: Our class made star decorations for the school concert stage.

Next steps

Fun Fact

A medal given to someone for bravery is also called a decoration.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) decorration
b) decorashun
c) dicoration
d) decoration

Show answer

d) decoration. Decoration has one r, starts with de and ends in tion.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We made a star decoretion for the door.

a) made
b) door
c) decoretion
d) star

Show answer

c) decoretion. The middle part is ra, with an a, not re.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

decoration

a) uniform
b) envelope
c) vegetable
d) ornament

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d) ornament. An ornament is a pretty thing hung up to make a room or a tree look nicer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a decoration?

a) a lunch box
b) a school bag
c) a water bottle
d) a paper lantern

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d) a paper lantern

2. What could Aiko's class make as decorations for the school fair?

a) sandwiches
b) homework sheets
c) report cards
d) paper flowers

Show answer

d) paper flowers

Associated Words

Words that end in -ation: anticipation, recreation, celebration, motivation, population, inspiration

More words from this list

furniture, housefly, marvel, plump, shiver, throne, absent, building

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