What does identification mean?
Word: Identification
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Identification means proof of who someone is, such as an ID card; also the act of recognising and naming who or what something is.
Synonyms: ID, proof of identity
How do you spell identification?
Syllables: i - den - ti - fi - ca - tion
Tricky part: It starts iden, not inden: many speakers slip an n in before the d, which gives indentification.
Watch out for: indentification, indentificasion, idendification
Memory tip: ID, the short form on your school card, puts i and d side by side, with no n between them.
Identification in a sentence
Example 1: Please bring some identification, such as a school ID card, to the exam centre.
Example 2: The barcode on each parcel allows quick identification at the post office.
Example 3: Labels in the museum help with the identification of every fossil.
Fun Fact
Fingerprint identification took off early in India: one of the world's first fingerprint bureaus was set up in Calcutta in 1897.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Choose the correct letters to fill in the blanks:
identif_c_tion
a) e, a
b) i, a
c) i, e
d) a, a
Show answer
b) i, a. After identif comes ic, and the ending is ation.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. celebration 2. identification 3. examination 4. registeration
a) a happy event to mark a special day
b) proof of who a person is
c) the act of officially signing up
d) a formal test of knowledge
Show answer
c) the act of officially signing up. Registration has no e after the t of register; the other three are correct.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The museum's experts are still working on the fticaniodeniti of the coins found beneath the temple floor.
a) identification
b) inflammation
c) indication
d) indentation
Show answer
a) identification. Of the options, only identification and inflammation have the f in the jumble, and inflammation needs l and m.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word identification as used in the sentence:
The identification of the rare orchid took the botanists two whole days.
a) recognition
b) purchase
c) photography
d) cultivation
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a) recognition. Identifying the orchid means recognising what it is.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At an airport check-in, which document serves as identification?
a) a wall calendar
b) a passport
c) a library bookmark
d) a shopping receipt
Show answer
b) a passport
2. Fingerprint identification works because ____.
a) prints are the same on every finger
b) no two people share the same prints
c) everyone's prints change every year
d) twins always have identical prints
Show answer
b) no two people share the same prints
