What does demonstration mean?
Word: Demonstration
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Demonstration means showing how something works or is done; also a public march or meeting in which people show they support or oppose something.
Synonyms: show, protest, rally
How do you spell demonstration?
Syllables: dem - on - stra - tion
Tricky part: Students drop the n (demostration) or the r (demonstation). Every part of demonstrate stays, and the ending is tion, not sion.
Watch out for: demostration, demonstation, demonstrasion
Memory tip: Demonstrate is the verb you already know: swap its final e for ion and nothing else changes.
Demonstration in a sentence
Example 1: The chemistry teacher gave a demonstration of how litmus paper changes colour.
Example 2: Hundreds of farmers joined a peaceful demonstration outside the collector's office.
Example 3: The salesman's demonstration of the new mixer took only five minutes.
Fun Fact
John Logie Baird gave one of the first public demonstrations of a working television in London in January 1926.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) ilustration
b) registeration
c) demonstration
d) consentration
Show answer
c) demonstration. Look for the slips in the others: ilustration is short of an l, consentration has s for c, and registeration has an extra e.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
demonstration
a) lecture
b) experiment
c) display
d) rehearsal
Show answer
c) display. A display shows people how something looks or works, just as a demonstration does.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nomtradsetino
a) demonstration
b) denomination
c) domestication
d) determination
Show answer
a) demonstration. Of the four long words, only demonstration has both an s and an r among these letters.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our science teacher gave a demonstration to show how a magnet atracts iron filings.
a) teacher
b) atracts
c) demonstration
d) magnet
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b) atracts. Attract has a double t at the start: at-tract.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a demonstration?
a) a chef tasting the soup quietly
b) a chef writing the day's menu
c) a chef showing how to fold momos
d) a chef ordering fresh vegetables
Show answer
c) a chef showing how to fold momos
2. Police closed the main road because of a demonstration. What was most likely happening?
a) A team was practising for a match.
b) People were marching with banners.
c) A shop was showing a new mixer.
d) A teacher was showing an experiment.
Show answer
b) People were marching with banners.
