Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reading comprehension

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
read-ing -com-pre-hen-sion
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability, or degree of ability, not only to read words at all but also to understand the meaning conveyed by collections of words (such as phrases, sentences, and documents).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

literacy listening comprehension

Synonyms

w:functional literacy

Antonyms

w:functional illiteracy illiteracy

Questions

What does reading comprehension mean?
The ability, or degree of ability, not only to read words at all but also to understand the meaning conveyed by collections of words (such as phrases, sentences, and documents).

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