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Spell Bee Word: Mention

Mention (verb): to talk or write about something quickly, without explaining it in detail.


What does mention mean?

Word: Mention

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Mention means to talk or write about something quickly, without explaining it in detail.

Synonyms: say

How do you spell mention?

Syllables: men - tion

Tricky part: The end sounds like shun but is spelt -tion, as in station and lotion.

Watch out for: menshon, mentian

Memory tip: Tion is a team of four letters that says shun at the end of many words. When you hear shun at the end of mention, call the team: t-i-o-n.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. not to mention: And also; used to add one more point. Example: "The trip was long, not to mention very hot."

Mention in a sentence

Example 1: Please mention your class on the form.

Example 2: Ella forgot to mention that she had a test.

Example 3: The principal mentioned my drawing in the assembly.

Fun Fact

In a contest, an honourable mention is praise for someone who did well but did not win one of the top prizes.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nointem

a) mention
b) nemtion
c) mnetion
d) emntion

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a) mention. Find the shun ending first, then put the three letters before it in the order you hear them.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

m_ntion

a) e
b) i
c) o
d) a

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a) e. The vowel after the m is e, as in pen.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

menntion

a) e
b) m
c) n
d) t

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c) n. Only one n sound comes before the t, so one n is written.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) mention
b) whisper
c) remeber
d) answer

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c) remeber. Remember has m twice: r-e-m-e-m-b-e-r; mention, whisper and answer are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kabir forgot to mention his football match to Papa. What did Kabir forget to do?

a) wash his kit
b) practise for it
c) tell Papa about it
d) buy new boots

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c) tell Papa about it

2. Which of these means the opposite of mention?

a) point out
b) speak about
c) bring up
d) say nothing about

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d) say nothing about

Associated Words

Words that end in -ntion: attention, invention, prevention

More words from this list

prefer, simple, tortoise, address, burst, decide, fur, market

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