What does lecture mean?
Word: Lecture
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Lecture means a long, planned speech given to a group of people to teach them about a subject. It can also mean a long, serious telling-off.
Synonyms: speech, lesson
How do you spell lecture?
Syllables: lec - ture
Tricky part: The end is ture, not cher or chur, even though it sounds like cher. Children also write lectuer.
Watch out for: lectuer, lectur, lechure
Memory tip: Lecture ends in ture, the same as picture and nature. Draw a picture of a teacher giving a lecture.
Lecture in a sentence
Example 1: The scientist gave a lecture on volcanoes in our school hall.
Example 2: Papa gave me a long lecture about leaving the tap running.
Example 3: The college lecture began at nine and lasted an hour.
Fun Fact
Lecture comes from Latin lectura, a reading, because teachers once read aloud from books to their students.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) lecture
b) subjeckt
c) audiance
d) sylabus
Show answer
a) lecture. Audience ends in ence, subject has no k and syllabus needs a double l; lecture is fine.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
turclee
a) lecture
b) recluse
c) culture
d) lettuce
Show answer
a) lecture. Culture needs two u's and lettuce two t's; lec + ture uses exactly these letters.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
lecture
a) rest
b) talk
c) game
d) silence
Show answer
b) talk. A lecture is a talk given to teach people.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
leckture
a) c
b) t
c) k
d) u
Show answer
c) k. The k sound in lecture is spelt with a c alone, as in electric.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who usually gives a lecture?
a) a guard at the gate
b) a professor at a college
c) a student in the audience
d) a cook in the canteen
Show answer
b) a professor at a college
2. At a lecture on space, what is the audience mostly expected to do?
a) cook a meal together
b) listen and take notes
c) play a quick team game
d) sing along as a group
Show answer
b) listen and take notes
