What does feedback mean?
Word: Feedback
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Feedback means comments that tell you what was good about your work and what you could do better.
How do you spell feedback?
Syllables: feed - back
Tricky part: The opening sound is the long ee of see, and children sometimes write it as ea. It takes the same two letters as see.
Watch out for: feadback, fedback
Memory tip: Picture the two e's as two eyes reading your work closely before the comments come.
Feedback in a sentence
Example 1: Our art teacher gave me helpful feedback on my drawing of the Eiffel Tower.
Example 2: After the debate, the judges shared feedback with both teams.
Example 3: Mum asked for feedback on her new recipe, and we all said it was delicious.
Fun Fact
The word also names the loud whistle you hear when a microphone is held too close to a loudspeaker.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:
feed______
a) backe
b) bak
c) back
d) bacc
Show answer
c) back. The ending is spelt like the back of your chair.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
Mrs Rao read our storys and gave each of us some feedback that was kind and usefull.
a) only storys
b) feedback and kind
c) only usefull
d) storys and usefull
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d) storys and usefull. Stories changes the y to ie before the s, and useful ends with a single l.
Word Champ
In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. feed 2. feedback 3. feeble
a) 132
b) 213
c) 321
d) 312
Show answer
d) 312. All three start with fee. Then b comes before d, and the shorter feed comes before the longer word that starts with it.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
akecebfd
a) the prize a winner takes home at the end of a race
b) what a coach tells you after a match about what to work on
c) the cheer a crowd gives when its team scores
d) the list of rules you read before a game begins
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b) what a coach tells you after a match about what to work on. Unjumbled, the eight letters give the word for advice on how you did.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After the school play, which of these is an example of feedback?
a) The play begins at six in the main hall.
b) The costumes are kept in the store room.
c) Please bring a snack for the short break.
d) Your voice was clear, but speak a bit slower.
Show answer
d) Your voice was clear, but speak a bit slower.
2. Which word could take the place of 'feedback' in 'Her feedback helped me improve'?
a) remarks
b) reminders
c) rewards
d) results
Show answer
a) remarks
