What does qualification mean?
Word: Qualification
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Qualification means an exam pass, degree or skill that makes you suitable for a job or activity; also, the act of earning a place in a later stage of a competition.
Synonyms: eligibility
Antonyms: disqualification
Word origin: From Latin qualis, of what kind.
How do you spell qualification?
Syllables: qual - i - fi - ca - tion
Tricky part: Two of its five beats hold a short i that is easy to write as e: qualefication is a common slip.
Watch out for: qualefication, qualifcation, qualificetion
Memory tip: Start from qualify: its y turns into i before the ending, just as clarify becomes clarification.
Qualification in a sentence
Example 1: A nursing qualification takes about four years to complete.
Example 2: Our national hockey team celebrated its qualification for the Olympic Games.
Example 3: Elena's main qualification for the job was her experience with children.
Fun Fact
Football teams play a long series of qualifying matches, called qualifiers, to earn one of the places at the World Cup.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt one:
1. qualificasion 2. examination 3. curriculum 4. apprenticeship
a) a period of learning a trade from a skilled worker
b) proof of training that shows you are ready for certain work
c) the subjects taught in a school or college
d) a formal test of knowledge or skill
Show answer
b) proof of training that shows you are ready for certain work. The shun sound at the end of qualification is spelt with a t, as in examination beside it.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word qualification as used in the sentence:
Meena needs one more qualification before she can teach yoga at the club.
a) interview
b) certificate
c) holiday
d) uniform
Show answer
b) certificate. Here the qualification is a certificate that shows she has trained.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Winning the semi-final meant ciaoqtiaulnif for the national finals in Delhi.
a) calcification
b) quantification
c) classification
d) qualification
Show answer
d) qualification. Only two choices contain a q, and quantification would need a second n and a second t.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
quallification
a) u
b) i
c) a
d) l
Show answer
d) l. Like quality, qualification has just one l after qua.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which counts as a qualification?
a) a library card
b) a new school bag
c) a ticket to a cricket match
d) a degree in engineering
Show answer
d) a degree in engineering
2. A team's qualification for the World Cup means it has ____.
a) won enough games to take part
b) chosen a new team captain
c) lost every one of its games
d) won the final of the tournament
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a) won enough games to take part
