Basic Details
Word: Dedication
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Hard work and loyalty given to a task or goal. A dedication is also a short note at the start of a book in honour of someone.
Synonyms: commitment, devotion, effort
Antonyms: laziness, carelessness
How to Spell Dedication
Syllables: ded - i - ca - tion
Tricky part: Two places trip pupils up: the letter after ded is i, not e (dedecation), and the shun sound at the end is spelt tion, not sion.
Watch out for: dedecation, dedicasion, dedicateion
Memory tip: Drop the e of dedicate and add ion: dedicat + ion = dedication. Educate turns into education the same way.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Her dedication to dance won her the first prize.
Example 2: The book opens with a dedication to the author's teacher.
Example 3: Farmers work with great dedication through the hot summer.
Fun Fact
The Latin word dedicatio was first used for setting apart a temple for a god. Only much later did it come to mean a note at the front of a book.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
dedication
a) laziness
b) devotion
c) loyalty
d) effort
Show answer
a) laziness. Laziness means not wanting to work, the opposite of dedication.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) addision
b) educasion
c) invitetion
d) dedication
Show answer
d) dedication. Dedication ends in tion and has an i after ded.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Her dedicasion to the dance class helped her win the first prize at the school fest.
a) school
b) prize
c) class
d) dedicasion
Show answer
d) dedicasion. It comes from dedicate, so the ending is tion.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these shows dedication?
a) practising the flute every evening for a year
b) giving up after one try
c) forgetting to practise
d) sleeping through the lesson
Show answer
a) practising the flute every evening for a year
2. The book begins with a dedication to the writer's parents. Here dedication means ____.
a) a price list
b) the last chapter
c) a short note honouring someone
d) a list of chapters
Show answer
c) a short note honouring someone
