Basic Details
Word: Objection
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A reason for not liking or not agreeing with something, or a statement saying that you disagree.
Synonyms: protest, complaint, opposition
Antonyms: approval, agreement, consent
How to Spell Objection
Syllables: ob - jec - tion
Tricky part: The middle is ject with a c before the t, and the end is tion. Students write objecsion or double the c.
Watch out for: objecsion, objektion, objecction
Memory tip: The whole word object sits inside objection. Spell object, then add ion.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Does anyone have an objection to a picnic on Sunday?
Example 2: My father had no objection to my joining the drama club.
Example 3: The only objection to the plan was its cost.
Fun Fact
In court, a lawyer can say 'Objection!' to challenge a question; the judge then says 'sustained' if it is upheld or 'overruled' if it is rejected.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word objection as used in the sentence:
The residents raised an objection to the new mobile tower near the school.
a) protest
b) grievance
c) complaint
d) approval
Show answer
d) approval. Giving approval means agreeing to the tower, the opposite of objecting.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Nobody had any tjinboeco to the new timetable.
a) objective
b) injection
c) objection
d) rejection
Show answer
c) objection. The jumble has a b and two o's but no v, so it can only be objection.
Word Cookie
One letter in this word is not needed. Find it:
objecction
a) c
b) t
c) b
d) j
Show answer
a) c. Object has one c, and the noun keeps the same single c.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If a teacher has no objection to your idea, she ____.
a) wants you to stop at once
b) is happy for you to go ahead
c) has not yet heard about it
d) will report you to the head
Show answer
b) is happy for you to go ahead
2. Which of these would most likely meet an objection from parents?
a) a cleaner playground
b) a free health check-up
c) a sudden rise in school fees
d) a new library
Show answer
c) a sudden rise in school fees
