Home / Free Study Material / Spell Bee Summer / Class 5 Spell Bee Summer Words / generation

Spell Bee Word: generation


Basic Details

Word: Generation

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: All the people born and living at about the same time; also the time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children.

Synonyms: age group, era

How to Spell Generation

Syllables: gen - er - a - tion

Tricky part: The e after gen is easy to swap for a (genaration). The end is tion, as in nation.

Watch out for: genaration, generasion, jeneration

Memory tip: Spot gene + ration in generation. Genes pass from one generation to the next.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Three generations of our family live in the same house in Lucknow.

Example 2: My grandparents' generation grew up without mobile phones.

Example 3: This recipe has been passed down for four generations.

Fun Fact

A human generation is usually counted as about 25 to 30 years, roughly the gap between the births of parents and their children.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) decoretion
b) celebrasion
c) generation
d) opperation

Show answer

c) generation. Only generation keeps every letter in place; each of the others has one slip.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ragointeen

a) germination
b) generation
c) generating
d) generator

Show answer

b) generation. Generating has two g's and generator only one n, so neither can use these letters exactly.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

g_ner_tion

a) i, a
b) a, e
c) e, e
d) e, a

Show answer

d) e, a. The word opens with gen, and the a before tion is the same a heard in nation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. You, your parents and your grandparents belong to ____.

a) three generations
b) the same age
c) the same class
d) one generation

Show answer

a) three generations

2. The generation gap means ____.

a) a hole in a wall
b) a missing page in a book
c) a break between classes
d) differences in ideas between older and younger people

Show answer

d) differences in ideas between older and younger people

Associated Words

savagedecisivecompetitivelycapitalistcollision
drainedadequacynumerouslanguagefrightening

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

Steps to Participate:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

70%