What does rotation mean?
Word: Rotation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Rotation means the act of going round and round a centre or an axis, as the Earth does. It also means sharing a job, with people having a go one after another.
Synonyms: spin
How do you spell rotation?
Syllables: ro - ta - tion
Tricky part: The shun sound at the end is written tion, not sion.
Watch out for: rotasion, rotashun, rotacion
Memory tip: T-I-O-N: Turn It Over Now, which is just what a rotation does.
Rotation in a sentence
Example 1: The Earth's rotation gives us day and night.
Example 2: In our class, the job of watering plants goes by rotation.
Example 3: One full rotation of the big wheel at the fair takes about five minutes.
Fun Fact
Venus spins so slowly that one rotation takes about 243 Earth days, longer than its 225-day trip around the Sun.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
r_t_tion
a) o, e
b) u, a
c) a, a
d) o, a
Show answer
d) o, a. The word keeps the o and the a of rotate.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: rotation
a) sinking
b) stopping
c) falling
d) turning
Show answer
d) turning. Rotation is turning round and round.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
taoritno
a) ration
b) notation
c) rotation
d) station
Show answer
c) rotation. Ration is too short, notation swaps the r for a second n, and station needs an s.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) planet
b) equater
c) rotation
d) gravity
Show answer
b) equater. Equator ends in or; rotation, gravity and planet are spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In crop rotation, a farmer ____.
a) sells crops at different markets
b) grows one crop on a field every year
c) moves the farm to a new village
d) grows different crops on a field in turn
Show answer
d) grows different crops on a field in turn
2. You can see rotation in ____.
a) a stone falling straight down
b) a drawer sliding open
c) a lift going up to the top floor
d) a ceiling fan that is switched on
Show answer
d) a ceiling fan that is switched on
