What does determination mean?
Word: Determination
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Determination means the quality of making a firm decision and sticking to it, even when things get hard.
Synonyms: willpower, grit, perseverance
Antonyms: hesitation, indecision, weakness
How do you spell determination?
Syllables: de - ter - mi - na - tion
Tricky part: The vowel after the m is i, not a, and the ending is tion.
Watch out for: determinasion, determenation, detremination
Memory tip: The beat after the r is mi, as in mint and mirror, never ma.
Determination in a sentence
Example 1: With great determination, Kabir practised his serve every evening until it was perfect.
Example 2: Her determination to finish the marathon kept her going past the twenty-kilometre mark.
Example 3: The villagers showed real determination in rebuilding the school after the cyclone.
Fun Fact
It took real determination: Thomas Edison's team tested thousands of materials before finding a carbonised bamboo thread that kept a light bulb glowing for over a thousand hours.
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Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
determination
a) doubt
b) impatience
c) laziness
d) resolve
Show answer
d) resolve. Resolve is a firm intention to do something, the same idea as determination.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
d_t_rmination
a) e, e
b) e, i
c) i, e
d) i, i
Show answer
a) e, e. Both vowels before the r are e, just as in deter: de-ter-mi-na-tion.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) perseverance
b) patience
c) courage
d) determinnation
Show answer
d) determinnation. Determine loses its e and takes ation, and its n stays single.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which person shows determination?
a) a runner who quits after one bad race
b) a runner who trains daily to beat her best time
c) a runner who skips training when it rains
d) a runner who races only when sure to win
Show answer
b) a runner who trains daily to beat her best time
2. Which proverb is about determination?
a) Look before you leap.
b) Birds of a feather flock together.
c) Where there's a will, there's a way.
d) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Show answer
c) Where there's a will, there's a way.
