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Spell Bee Word: Allocation


What does allocation mean?

Word: Allocation

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Allocation means the sharing out of money, time or things for a particular purpose, or the amount given to each.

Synonyms: share, distribution, allowance

How do you spell allocation?

Syllables: al - lo - ca - tion

Tricky part: Two l's at the start. Students who say it fast often write alocation.

Watch out for: alocation, allacation, alloction

Memory tip: Split it al-lo-ca-tion: the first two parts each claim their own l.

Allocation in a sentence

Example 1: The school's allocation for sports equipment went up this year.

Example 2: Each house got an allocation of twenty seats for the school concert.

Example 3: The allocation of water from the dam is decided before the summer begins.

Fun Fact

It goes back to Latin locus, a place, which also gives location and local.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Fill in the two missing letters:

allo_a_ion

a) c,s
b) c,t
c) k,t
d) s,t

Show answer

b) c,t. The k sound is spelt c, and the shun ending here is tion.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) assosiation
b) allocation
c) pronounciation
d) accomodation

Show answer

b) allocation. Pronunciation drops the o of pronounce, accommodation has two m's, and association spells its middle sound with a c.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

allocation

a) isolation
b) collection
c) refusal
d) allotment

Show answer

d) allotment. An allotment of land or money is a share set aside, just like an allocation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The government's allocation for health is the ____.

a) name of the health minister
b) date of the health budget
c) amount set aside for health
d) number of hospitals closed

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c) amount set aside for health

2. Allocation is the noun formed from which verb?

a) locate
b) collate
c) allot
d) allocate

Show answer

d) allocate

Associated Words

Words that end in -ation: exploitation, specification, investigation, regulation, humiliation, invitation

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: distribution, allowance

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