What does inspiration mean?
Word: Inspiration
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Inspiration means someone or something that makes you want to do something good, or that gives you a new idea.
Synonyms: encouragement
How do you spell inspiration?
Syllables: in - spi - ra - tion
Tricky part: Children often drop the i after sp (inspration) or turn it into an e (insperation), because the middle of the word is said quickly.
Watch out for: inspration, insperation, inspirashun
Memory tip: A spider spins a web, and inspiration spins the same three letters: spi. Keep the i after sp and the word holds together.
Inspiration in a sentence
Example 1: Mary Kom is an inspiration to many young boxers.
Example 2: The rain gave me the inspiration for my poem.
Example 3: Where do you get the inspiration for your drawings?
Fun Fact
Inspiration comes from the Latin inspirare, to breathe into. Doctors still use inspiration to mean breathing in.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
inspireation
a) a
b) e
c) r
d) p
Show answer
b) e. Inspire loses its final e before ation, just as admire does in admiration.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) imagination
b) inspirasion
c) celebration
d) decoration
Show answer
b) inspirasion. Like the other three words, inspiration ends in tion.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tinsorpinai
a) inrspiation
b) inspiartion
c) inspiration
d) inaspirtion
Show answer
c) inspiration. Begin with in, keep spi together, and the word ends in tion.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
inspiration
a) motivation
b) silence
c) laziness
d) confusion
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a) motivation. Inspiration and motivation both make you want to do something.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which sentence uses inspiration correctly?
a) The inspiration of our classroom showed it was clean.
b) The teacher gave us an inspiration on folding the paper.
c) Mira found the inspiration for her story in an old photo.
d) The doctor gave Raju an inspiration for his fever.
Show answer
c) Mira found the inspiration for her story in an old photo.
2. Who would most likely call a famous athlete her inspiration?
a) a girl who has never heard of her
b) a girl who sells tickets at the gate
c) a girl who does not like sport
d) a girl training hard to be like her
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d) a girl training hard to be like her
