What does proclamation mean?
Word: Proclamation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Proclamation means an official statement made to the public, especially by a ruler or government.
Synonyms: declaration, decree
How do you spell proclamation?
Syllables: proc - la - ma - tion
Tricky part: The verb proclaim has ai, but in the noun the i of claim drops out: proclamation. Proclaimation is the most common mistake.
Watch out for: proclaimation, proclemation, proclamasion
Memory tip: Proclaim loses its i when it grows into the noun: picture the i stepping off the stage once the proclamation has been read.
Proclamation in a sentence
Example 1: The governor issued a proclamation declaring Monday a public holiday.
Example 2: Drummers went from village to village to read out the king's proclamation.
Example 3: The proclamation was printed in every newspaper the next morning.
Fun Fact
Queen Victoria's Proclamation of 1858 announced that the British Crown would rule India directly, taking over from the East India Company.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
proclammation
a) c
b) a
c) o
d) m
Show answer
d) m. Say proc-la-ma-tion: the third beat starts with a single m.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word proclamation as used in the sentence:
The town crier rang his bell before reading the proclamation in the square.
a) request
b) complaint
c) announcement
d) invitation
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c) announcement. A crier reads out news for everyone, and that is an announcement.
Mingle-Mangle
Rearrange the jumbled letters in the sentence to find the right word:
The minister read out the molpanciator from the palace steps.
a) declamation
b) proclamation
c) reclamation
d) acclamation
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b) proclamation. The jumble has a p and two o's, which none of the other three words contains.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt wrongly. Choose its meaning:
1. coronasion 2. ceremony 3. parliament 4. proclamation
a) an official statement read out to the public
b) the group of people who make a country's laws
c) the ceremony of crowning a king or queen
d) a formal public event
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c) the ceremony of crowning a king or queen. Coronation ends in tion, like nation; an s has slipped in where the t belongs.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A proclamation is most likely to be ____.
a) a note stuck on the kitchen fridge
b) a royal order announcing a new law
c) a list of things to buy at the shop
d) a page torn from a private diary
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b) a royal order announcing a new law
2. Which of these sounds most like the start of a proclamation?
a) Dear Priya, thank you for the lovely gift.
b) Let it be known to all that the fair opens today.
c) Add two cups of rice and stir slowly.
d) Once upon a time there lived a small fox.
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b) Let it be known to all that the fair opens today.
