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Spell Bee Word: illustration


Basic Details

Word: Illustration

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A picture or drawing in a book or magazine; also an example that helps to explain something.

Synonyms: picture, drawing, sketch, example

How to Spell Illustration

Syllables: il - lus - tra - tion

Tricky part: It begins with a double l and has an r after the st. Students often drop an l or the r.

Watch out for: ilustration, illustation, illustrasion

Memory tip: Illustrate comes from the Latin illustrare, to light up, made of in + lustrare. The in turned into il before the l, so the word starts with two l's: a picture lights up a page.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Every page of the storybook has a colourful illustration.

Example 2: The teacher drew an illustration of the water cycle on the board.

Example 3: As an illustration of kindness, she told us about a boy who returned a lost wallet.

Fun Fact

R. K. Laxman, famous for his Common Man cartoons, drew the illustrations for books by his brother R. K. Narayan, including Malgudi Days.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tisolnarulit

a) installation
b) illustrator
c) illumination
d) illustration

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d) illustration. Illumination and installation need different letters, and illustrator has no n, so illustration it is.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

illusttration

a) r
b) s
c) t
d) l

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c) t. Only one t comes after the s in illustration.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: illustration

a) caption
b) chapter
c) margin
d) drawing

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d) drawing. An illustration in a book is a drawing or picture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A book illustration is usually ____.

a) the name of the printer
b) the page number
c) a picture that goes with the text
d) the price on the cover

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c) a picture that goes with the text

2. The person who draws pictures for books is called an ____.

a) publisher
b) illustrator
c) editor
d) author

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b) illustrator

Associated Words

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Next steps

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