What does transition mean?
Word: Transition
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Transition means the process of changing from one stage, state or place to another.
Synonyms: change, changeover
How do you spell transition?
Syllables: tran - si - tion
Tricky part: The s is said like z and the ti like sh, so students write tranzition or transision. Some also slip in an extra s (transistion).
Watch out for: transistion, transision, tranzition
Memory tip: The sh sound near the end is written ti, as in position and addition, so no sh and no extra s creep in.
Transition in a sentence
Example 1: The transition from summer to the monsoon brings sudden storms to Kerala.
Example 2: Our dance teacher made the transition between the two songs very smooth.
Example 3: Moving to a new city was a big transition for the whole family.
Fun Fact
Scientists call the change of ice into water, or of water into steam, a phase transition.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word transition as it is used in the sentence:
The transition from primary school to middle school felt hard for Kabir in the first few weeks.
a) shift
b) stillness
c) pause
d) return
Show answer
a) shift. A shift is a move from one stage to another; a pause or stillness means no change, and a return goes back to where you were.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The tnisaroitn from hostel life back to home took Riya a few days.
a) transistor
b) tradition
c) transition
d) translation
Show answer
c) transition. Translation and tradition each bring a letter the jumble lacks, l and d, and transistor fails on count, with two s's and two r's.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
trannsition
a) n
b) s
c) t
d) r
Show answer
a) n. The word begins tran with a single n, as in transport and transfer.
Spell-o-Spell
Read the four words. Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word:
1. temporery 2. transition 3. progres 4. developement
a) lasting for only a short time
b) a passing from one condition into a new one
c) the process of growing or improving
d) forward movement towards a goal
Show answer
b) a passing from one condition into a new one. Each of the other three has a slip: temporery for temporary, progres for progress, developement for development.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which change counts as a transition?
a) a bee collecting nectar
b) a caterpillar eating a green leaf
c) a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
d) a butterfly resting on a flower
Show answer
c) a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
2. The transition from day to night is called ____.
a) dusk
b) midday
c) noon
d) midnight
Show answer
a) dusk
