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Spell Bee Word: Notation

Notation (noun): a system of written signs used to record things such as music, maths or chess moves.


What does notation mean?

Word: Notation

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Notation means a system of written signs used to record things such as music, maths or chess moves.

Synonyms: signs

How do you spell notation?

Syllables: no - ta - tion

Tricky part: The shun sound at the end is spelt tion, not sion.

Watch out for: noteation, notasion, notaition

Memory tip: Picture the t of tion as a music stand holding up the notes: the ending is tion, never sion.

Notation in a sentence

Example 1: Western music is written in staff notation, with notes placed on five lines.

Example 2: In maths, the notation for x squared puts a small 2 above and to the right of the x.

Example 3: Chess players use a special notation to record every move.

Fun Fact

Many music teachers use sol-fa, a notation that gives the seven notes of a scale the syllables do, re, mi, fa, so, la and ti.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

notation

a) melody
b) speech
c) symbols
d) rhythm

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c) symbols. A notation is a set of symbols for writing something down.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) quotation
b) migration
c) nottation
d) dictation

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c) nottation. Notation has one t in its middle, just like quotation.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ottainon

a) donation
b) notation
c) rotation
d) national

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b) notation. Rotation, donation and national each need a letter that is missing here: r, d or l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is written in a notation?

a) a newspaper report
b) a short story
c) a page of sheet music
d) a birthday letter

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c) a page of sheet music

2. In maths notation, what does the sign % stand for?

a) divided by
b) per cent
c) multiplied by
d) is equal to

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b) per cent

Associated Words

Words that end in -ation: regulation, respiration, allocation, admiration, arbitration, concentration

More words from this list

receptionist, taxonomy, abolition, astronomer, colonel, diminish, fireproof, ingenuity

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