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Spell Bee Word: fascination


Basic Details

Word: Fascination

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A very strong interest in something that holds your attention.

Synonyms: interest, attraction, wonder

Antonyms: boredom, indifference

How to Spell Fascination

Syllables: fas - ci - na - tion

Tricky part: It keeps the silent c of fascinate, and the end is tion. Fascinate loses its final e before ion is added.

Watch out for: facination, fasination, fascinasion

Memory tip: Take fascinate, swap its final e for ion, and the sc stays exactly where it was.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Meera's fascination with butterflies began on a visit to a garden in Bengaluru.

Example 2: The children watched the potter's wheel with fascination.

Example 3: His fascination for trains made him learn every route by heart.

Fun Fact

The Romans used the word fascinum for a lucky charm worn to keep off the evil eye, and fascination grew from the same root, meaning a spell that holds you.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) fascinasion
b) destination
c) information
d) celebration

Show answer

a) fascinasion. Fascination ends in tion, the same as the three nouns beside it.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: fascination

a) fear
b) dislike
c) interest
d) laziness

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c) interest. Fascination is interest at its strongest.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

fas_in_tion

a) t, a
b) c, e
c) s, a
d) c, a

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d) c, a. The quiet c follows the s, and an a comes before tion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A person with a fascination for stamps would most likely ____.

a) never look at them
b) collect them
c) be afraid of them
d) throw them away

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b) collect them

2. Which sentence shows fascination?

a) Tara yawned and left the room.
b) Tara forgot about the fish.
c) Tara closed her eyes.
d) Tara stared at the fish tank for an hour.

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d) Tara stared at the fish tank for an hour.

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