What does description mean?
Word: Description
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Description means words that tell what someone or something is like, so that another person can picture it.
Synonyms: report, sketch
How do you spell description?
Syllables: de - scrip - tion
Tricky part: Many children hear a b in the middle, but the letter before tion is a p. The ending says shun but is spelt tion.
Watch out for: descripsion, desciption, describtion
Memory tip: A description paints a picture in words, so let p for picture remind you of the p in the middle.
Description in a sentence
Example 1: Write a short description of your favourite holiday.
Example 2: The description on the packet said the biscuits were made with honey.
Example 3: Her description of the old fort was so clear that I could almost see it.
Fun Fact
Description has been used in English for about 700 years; it came through French from a Latin word for a drawing or a written account.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) description
b) explaination
c) pronounciation
d) informasion
Show answer
a) description. Explanation and pronunciation have each gained a letter, and information is spelt with ti, not s.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The museum guide gave a clear discription of each painting in the hall.
a) discription
b) guide
c) museum
d) painting
Show answer
a) discription. The word starts with de, the same start as decide and detective.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
description
a) apology
b) account
c) invitation
d) argument
Show answer
b) account. When you give an account of a school trip, you tell what happened and what you saw.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
de_cr_ption
a) c, i
b) s, i
c) z, i
d) s, e
Show answer
b) s, i. An s comes before the c, and an i follows the r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which line is the best description of a ripe mango?
a) picked last Sunday
b) bought at the market
c) kept in the fridge
d) soft, golden and juicy
Show answer
d) soft, golden and juicy
2. You leave your umbrella on a bus and give the depot staff a description of it. What do you tell them?
a) its colour, size and handle
b) the shop where you bought it
c) why you need it back today
d) how long you waited for the bus
Show answer
a) its colour, size and handle
