Basic Details
Word: Extension
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Something added to make a thing longer or larger, such as an extra room, extra time for a deadline or an extra telephone line.
Synonyms: addition, expansion, enlargement
Antonyms: reduction, contraction
How to Spell Extension
Syllables: ex - ten - sion
Tricky part: Extend becomes extension with an s, not a t, so extention is wrong. The vowel in ten is e.
Watch out for: extention, extenshion, extinsion
Memory tip: Extension is ex + tension. Spell tension, put ex in front, and the sion ending takes care of itself.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The principal gave us a one-week extension for the project.
Example 2: My uncle is building an extension at the back of his house.
Example 3: Please call the front desk on extension 204.
Fun Fact
Doctors call straightening a joint, like your elbow, extension, and bending it flexion.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The librarian granted the whole class a ten-day extention for returning the books because the reading room had been shut for repairs all month.
a) librarian
b) returning
c) extention
d) repairs
Show answer
c) extention. Extension is spelt with s, from extend, not with t.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word extension as used in the sentence:
The school plans an extension of the playground into the empty plot next door.
a) expansion
b) addition
c) reduction
d) enlargement
Show answer
c) reduction. A reduction makes the playground smaller, the reverse of an extension.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The railway is planning an snoxeniet of the platform so that 24-coach trains can stop.
a) extension
b) extinction
c) extortion
d) exemption
Show answer
a) extension. A longer platform is an extension; the jumble has no c, r or m, which rules out the other three.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An extension cord is used to ____.
a) cut electricity
b) cool a room
c) reach a socket that is far away
d) charge a battery faster
Show answer
c) reach a socket that is far away
2. If a deadline gets an extension, it is ____.
a) moved to a later date
b) cancelled for everyone
c) kept a secret from students
d) moved to an earlier date
Show answer
a) moved to a later date
