What does forum mean?
Word: Forum
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Forum means a meeting, website or other place where people can share their views on a subject.
Synonyms: meeting
How do you spell forum?
Syllables: fo - rum
Tricky part: The ending is um, like album, not am or em.
Watch out for: foram, forem, forrum
Memory tip: Forum and museum end the same way; both are places where people gather to look and talk.
Forum in a sentence
Example 1: Our town has a forum where farmers share tips on saving water.
Example 2: The debate club runs a monthly forum on topics chosen by students.
Example 3: Parents raised the bus timing issue at the school forum.
Fun Fact
In English the usual plural is forums, though the Latin plural fora is still sometimes seen, as in discussion fora.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word forum as used in the sentence:
The school held an open forum where pupils could suggest ideas for the new library.
a) lesson
b) contest
c) discussion
d) festival
Show answer
c) discussion. At an open forum people talk ideas over, which is a discussion.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly and one is not. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. forum 2. semminar 3. debate 4. council
a) a formal argument between two sides
b) a meeting where a group studies or discusses a subject
c) a place where people share their views
d) a group elected to make decisions for a town
Show answer
b) a meeting where a group studies or discusses a subject. Seminar has a single m; forum, debate and council are spelt correctly.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Pupils posted their science questions on the school's online urofm all week.
a) forum
b) flour
c) fruit
d) frame
Show answer
a) forum. Flour has an l, fruit has an i and a t, and frame has an a and an e; forum uses exactly these five letters.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
foorum
a) u
b) o
c) r
d) m
Show answer
b) o. Forum has one o after the f, as in for.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In ancient Rome, the Forum was mainly a ____.
a) harbour for trading ships
b) track for chariot races
c) public square for markets and meetings
d) palace where the emperor lived
Show answer
c) public square for markets and meetings
2. The best example of a forum is ____.
a) a website where readers discuss a topic
b) a website that only sells shoes
c) a page with one fixed notice
d) a map of the city's bus routes
Show answer
a) a website where readers discuss a topic
