What does discussion mean?
Word: Discussion
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Discussion means a talk in which people share their ideas or opinions about something.
Synonyms: talk, conversation
How do you spell discussion?
Syllables: dis - cus - sion
Tricky part: There is ss in the middle and sion at the end, not tion. Only the first s is single.
Watch out for: discusion, discution, discushion
Memory tip: A discussion needs at least two people, and the middle of the word needs two s's.
Discussion in a sentence
Example 1: We had a discussion about which game to play at break time.
Example 2: The panel discussion on TV went on for an hour.
Example 3: After a long discussion, the family chose Kerala for the holiday.
Fun Fact
The Latin source, discutere, meant to shake apart, as if an idea is shaken to see what falls out.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
discussion
a) silence
b) agreement
c) decision
d) debate
Show answer
d) debate. A debate is a kind of discussion where people give their views.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
d_sc_ssion
a) i, u
b) e, u
c) i, o
d) y, u
Show answer
a) i, u. Dis starts the word, and cuss sits in the middle with a u.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nicsdisuos
a) dissuasion
b) discussing
c) disclosing
d) discussion
Show answer
d) discussion. Dissuasion has an a where these letters have a c.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) confrence
b) opinyon
c) argumant
d) discussion
Show answer
d) discussion. Say con-fer-ence, o-pin-ion and ar-gu-ment slowly and the missing or wrong letter in each shows up.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which activity is a discussion?
a) a teacher reading a story aloud to us
b) a student writing a test on his own
c) friends talking over which film to see
d) a singer performing alone on a stage
Show answer
c) friends talking over which film to see
2. During a class discussion, what should you do while someone else is speaking?
a) look out of the window
b) start a new topic
c) talk over them loudly
d) listen, then give your view
Show answer
d) listen, then give your view
