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Spell Bee Word: retention


Basic Details

Word: Retention

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The act of keeping something or holding on to it, such as keeping facts in your memory or water in the soil.

Synonyms: keeping, holding, preservation

Antonyms: loss, release

How to Spell Retention

Syllables: re - ten - tion

Tricky part: The ending sounds like shun but is spelt tion. The verb retain has ai, but the noun changes it to a plain e.

Watch out for: retension, retantion, retenshun

Memory tip: Spot the number ten in the middle: re-TEN-tion. Picture yourself keeping ten new facts safely in your head.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Reading a chapter aloud helps with the retention of new words.

Example 2: Clay soil has better water retention than sandy soil.

Example 3: The coach praised the team for its retention of the ball in the second half.

Fun Fact

Doctors speak of water retention when the body holds on to extra fluid, which can make the feet and ankles swell.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

retenttion

a) t
b) e
c) n
d) i

Show answer

a) t. Only one t comes before the ending ion.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) extention
b) suspention
c) admision
d) retention

Show answer

d) retention. Extension and suspension end in sion, and admission needs a double s.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: retention

a) keeping
b) custody
c) storage
d) loss

Show answer

d) loss. Keeping something is retention; losing it is the opposite.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Revising a lesson the same evening improves your ____ of it.

a) reception
b) reaction
c) rejection
d) retention

Show answer

d) retention

2. Retention is the noun formed from which verb?

a) relate
b) remain
c) retire
d) retain

Show answer

d) retain

Associated Words

textileculpabilityguardinjurycandidacy
wrinkleirresponsibleoccasionallyentitleblender

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