What does training mean?
Word: Training
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Training means the process of learning and practising the skills you need for a job, a sport or an activity.
Synonyms: practice, instruction
How do you spell training?
Syllables: train - ing
Tricky part: It is train + ing. Keep the ai of train; it is easy to write only the a.
Watch out for: traning, treining, trainin
Memory tip: Whatever you add to train, the ai stays put: trains, trained, training.
Training in a sentence
Example 1: The school band has training every Saturday.
Example 2: After months of training, Neha ran her first 5 km race.
Example 3: New staff at the bank get two weeks of training.
Fun Fact
Olympic swimmers often do their training twice a day, swimming many kilometres in a single session.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) stamena
b) training
c) dicipline
d) fittness
Show answer
b) training. Fitness has one t, stamina ends in ina and discipline has sc; training is right.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
training
a) racing
b) resting
c) travelling
d) coaching
Show answer
d) coaching. Coaching means teaching and practising skills, which is what training is; racing, resting and travelling are not.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
gnirniat
a) training
b) trading
c) tinting
d) raining
Show answer
a) training. Raining would leave the t over, trading needs a d and tinting a second t; all eight letters make training.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Oscar's training for sports day starts with a jog round the park and ten skiping drills.
a) jog
b) drills
c) skiping
d) training
Show answer
c) skiping. Skipping doubles the p before ing, as hopping does.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is part of a footballer's training?
a) signing autographs for fans
b) choosing the team's kit colour
c) running drills on the field
d) buying tickets for the final
Show answer
c) running drills on the field
2. Guide dogs need two years of training. What happens in that time?
a) they rest at home and grow bigger
b) they are taught to guide blind people
c) they are sold to new owners
d) they travel from city to city
Show answer
b) they are taught to guide blind people
