What does intentional mean?
Word: Intentional
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Intentional means done on purpose, not by accident.
Synonyms: planned, purposeful
Antonyms: accidental, unintentional
How do you spell intentional?
Syllables: in - ten - tion - al
Tricky part: Take care with tion in the middle; it is not sion or shun.
Watch out for: intentionel, intenshonal, intentinal
Memory tip: Intend, intention, intentional: each word in this family grows out of the one before it.
Intentional in a sentence
Example 1: Her short, sharp answers were intentional: she wanted the meeting to end quickly.
Example 2: The referee decided the handball was intentional and gave a penalty.
Example 3: Leaving a gap between the plants is intentional, so they have room to grow.
Fun Fact
Intend comes from Latin intendere, which meant to stretch towards, as if your mind were reaching for a goal.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
intentional
a) careless
b) hasty
c) sudden
d) deliberate
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d) deliberate. A deliberate act is done on purpose, the same as an intentional one.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) intentionnal
b) traditional
c) professional
d) exceptional
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a) intentionnal. Intention has one n before the ending, and intentional keeps it that way.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
intention
a) al
b) el
c) le
d) il
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a) al. Adding al turns the noun into an adjective, just as music becomes musical.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
notelaninti
a) intention
b) intentional
c) attention
d) internal
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b) intentional. Intention and attention are each two letters short, and internal has only eight letters.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Pick the intentional action.
a) tripping over a stone
b) spilling milk on the floor
c) sneezing during a test
d) writing a thank-you card
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d) writing a thank-you card
2. Mohan says, 'It was not intentional.' What is he telling us?
a) He did it on purpose.
b) He did not mean to do it.
c) He did it to help a friend.
d) He will do it again soon.
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b) He did not mean to do it.
