What does tradition mean?
Word: Tradition
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Tradition means a way of doing things that older people pass down to younger ones over many years.
Synonyms: practice, convention
How do you spell tradition?
Syllables: tra - di - tion
Tricky part: The middle syllable is di, not de, and the first syllable is tra, not tre.
Watch out for: tradetion, tredition, traddition
Memory tip: The di in the middle is the di of dinner, and a family dinner on Sundays is a tradition in many homes.
Tradition in a sentence
Example 1: Having a picnic on the first day of the summer holidays is a tradition in our home.
Example 2: It is a school tradition to plant a tree on Founders' Day.
Example 3: Grandma follows the tradition of making mango jam every summer.
Fun Fact
Tradition comes from the Latin tradere, to hand over, which fits: a tradition is something handed down from parents to children.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
tradition
a) ul
b) le
c) al
d) el
Show answer
c) al. Al makes the adjective traditional, as in national and personal.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) ceremony
b) procession
c) tradision
d) celebration
Show answer
c) tradision. The shun sound at the end of tradition is spelt tion, as in celebration.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
tradition
a) fashion
b) custom
c) change
d) invention
Show answer
b) custom. A custom is a long-held way of doing things, just like a tradition.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nitoardit
a) trading
b) tradition
c) android
d) radiant
Show answer
b) tradition. Radiant needs a second a, trading a g and android a second d; these nine letters spell tradition.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a tradition?
a) buying a new pencil box
b) holding a sports day every January
c) catching the 8 o'clock bus
d) getting wet in the rain
Show answer
b) holding a sports day every January
2. Which of these could become a family tradition?
a) losing a shoe one day
b) missing the bus once
c) baking a cake on every birthday
d) a sudden power cut
Show answer
c) baking a cake on every birthday
