What does abolition mean?
Word: Abolition
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Abolition means the official ending of a law, custom or system, so that it no longer exists.
Synonyms: ending, removal, cancellation, abolishment
Antonyms: introduction
How do you spell abolition?
Syllables: ab - o - li - tion
Tricky part: There is one b and one l, and the vowels after the b run o, then i.
Watch out for: abbolition, abolotion, aboliton
Memory tip: Say the verb abolish first: its a-b-o-l-i start carries straight into abolition.
Abolition in a sentence
Example 1: The abolition of the toll on the old highway made the drive to the coast much quicker.
Example 2: Our history teacher spoke about the abolition of slavery in many countries in the 1800s.
Example 3: Half the class wrote letters asking for the abolition of homework on Sundays.
Fun Fact
When Britain switched to decimal money in 1971, the shilling was abolished, and a pound became 100 new pence.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
abolition
a) repeal
b) termination
c) elimination
d) establishment
Show answer
d) establishment. Abolition ends a system, while establishment sets one up; repeal, elimination and termination all close something down.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Many villages celebrated the abolission of the unfair tax, and the farmers held a feast.
a) villages
b) abolission
c) unfair
d) feast
Show answer
b) abolission. The word ends in tion, as position and condition do, never in ssion.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tlaoiboni
a) audition
b) abolish
c) ambition
d) abolition
Show answer
d) abolition. Ambition and audition have no l and no b, and abolish is two letters short.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) abolition
b) ignition
c) nutrition
d) exibition
Show answer
d) exibition. Exhibition has a silent h after the x; the other three are spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which news headline reports an abolition?
a) State raises the ferry tax once again
b) State scraps the old ferry tax for good
c) State prints new ferry tickets
d) State opens a second ferry route
Show answer
b) State scraps the old ferry tax for good
2. Choose the sentence in which abolition is used correctly.
a) The abolition of the river turned the fields green and fresh.
b) After the abolition of the rule, pupils no longer had to queue.
c) We heard a loud abolition coming from the kitchen.
d) She gave her best friend an abolition for his birthday.
Show answer
b) After the abolition of the rule, pupils no longer had to queue.
