What does motivation mean?
Word: Motivation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Motivation means the reason or the push inside you that makes you want to do something and keep trying.
Synonyms: encouragement, inspiration
How do you spell motivation?
Syllables: mo - ti - va - tion
Tricky part: The ending sounds like shun but is spelt tion, as in station.
Watch out for: motivasion, motivashun
Memory tip: Think of the shun at the end as a train pulling into a station: it is written t-i-o-n, never s-h-u-n.
Motivation in a sentence
Example 1: Winning the inter-school quiz gave our team fresh motivation.
Example 2: My motivation for practising every day is the Spell Bee in December.
Example 3: Coach Ravi always finds new ways to give the players motivation.
Fun Fact
Motivation comes from the Latin word movere, to move: your motivation is whatever moves you to act.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) determinasion
b) encouragment
c) enthusiasem
d) motivation
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d) motivation. The other three each have a slip: enthusiasm, encouragement and determination.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
mot_v_tion
a) i, a
b) i, i
c) e, a
d) a, a
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a) i, a. An i follows the first t, and an a comes just before the ending.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: motivation
a) laziness
b) boredom
c) drive
d) comfort
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c) drive. Drive here means the push that keeps you working hard.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letter to form a word:
m_tivation
a) e
b) u
c) a
d) o
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d) o. Motivation starts mo, the same as motor.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Riya practises the piano daily because she wants to play at the school concert. What is her motivation?
a) the piano lessons
b) practising every day
c) playing at the concert
d) her music teacher
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c) playing at the concert
2. A coach who gives the team motivation makes the players ____.
a) forget the rules
b) want to go home early
c) feel too sleepy to play
d) want to try harder
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d) want to try harder
