Basic Details
Word: Relation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A member of your family, or the way in which two things or people are connected.
Synonyms: relative, connection, link, kin
How to Spell Relation
Syllables: re - la - tion
Tricky part: The shun sound is spelt -tion, never -sion or -shion. There is only one l.
Watch out for: relasion, rellation, relashion
Memory tip: Hidden inside relation is elation, which means great joy: r + elation. Meeting a favourite relation brings elation.
Usage Examples
Example 1: A distant relation of ours runs a sweet shop in Agra.
Example 2: There is a clear relation between sleep and how well you study.
Example 3: India's relations with its neighbours were the topic of the debate.
Fun Fact
In maths, a relation is any link between members of two sets, and a function is a special kind of relation that gives each input exactly one output.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
At the wedding reception Grandmother introduced me to so many relasions from Lucknow that I forgot every name.
a) introduced
b) relasions
c) wedding
d) reception
Show answer
b) relasions. The word is relate with its e turned into -ion, so the t stays: relations.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word relation as used in the sentence:
Scientists studied the relation between rainfall and rice harvests.
a) difference
b) distance
c) quarrel
d) connection
Show answer
d) connection. Here relation means how two things are connected.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Our new tennis coach turned out to be a lonirtae of my mother's best friend.
a) ration
b) relation
c) rotation
d) oriental
Show answer
b) relation. Oriental has the same eight letters but describes the East; a person in your mother's family is a relation.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these people is a relation of yours?
a) your class monitor
b) your neighbour's friend
c) your school bus driver
d) your mother's sister
Show answer
d) your mother's sister
2. Public relations is the work of ____.
a) teaching in public schools
b) keeping a good image with the public
c) counting votes in elections
d) building public roads
Show answer
b) keeping a good image with the public
