What does inflation mean?
Word: Inflation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Inflation means a general rise in prices over time, so that the same amount of money buys less. It can also mean filling something with air.
Synonyms: price rise
How do you spell inflation?
Syllables: in - fla - tion
Tricky part: There is only one f and one l. The ending sounds like shun but is spelt tion.
Watch out for: inflasion, inflaition, infllation
Memory tip: Picture a balloon puffing up as prices rise: one f for the one puff of air, one l for the one long string.
Inflation in a sentence
Example 1: Because of inflation, a bun that cost ten pence now costs fifteen.
Example 2: The news reporter said inflation had made vegetables expensive this month.
Example 3: The inflation of the bouncy castle took ten minutes with an electric pump.
Fun Fact
In the UK, the Bank of England aims to keep yearly inflation at 2 per cent, and must write a public letter if it moves more than 1 point away.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
inflation
a) growth
b) deflation
c) increase
d) expansion
Show answer
b) deflation. Deflation is a general fall in prices, the reverse of the rise that inflation brings.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) inflation
b) salery
c) interist
d) currancy
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a) inflation. Currency has e before ncy, interest has e before st, and salary has a, not e, in the middle.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The shopkeeper blamed infletion for the higher price of cooking oil this year.
a) infletion
b) higher
c) shopkeeper
d) cooking
Show answer
a) infletion. Inflate gives the word its a: infl-a-tion.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
toinfalin
a) infusion
b) fixation
c) inflation
d) inflating
Show answer
c) inflation. Without a g, x, u or s in the jumble, inflation is the only word that fits.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A cycle shop checks tyre inflation. It is checking ____.
a) how firmly the tyres are pumped up
b) whether the tyres have punctures
c) how much new tyres would cost
d) how worn the tyre tread is
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a) how firmly the tyres are pumped up
2. If inflation is 5 per cent a year, a bike that costs 100 pounds today will cost about ____ next year.
a) 105 pounds
b) 150 pounds
c) 100 pounds
d) 95 pounds
Show answer
a) 105 pounds
