Basic Details
Word: Assembly
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A gathering of people for a purpose, such as the morning assembly at school; a group that makes laws; or the putting together of the parts of something.
Synonyms: gathering, meeting, congregation
How to Spell Assembly
Syllables: as - sem - bly
Tricky part: Double s at the start, one m in the middle. It ends in -bly, so assembley and assemblee are wrong.
Watch out for: asembly, assembley, assemblee
Memory tip: Picture the school assembly: two straight lines of students stand side by side, like the two s's. Then one teacher, the single m, faces them.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The morning assembly ended with the national anthem.
Example 2: The bookshelf came in a flat box with a long sheet of assembly instructions.
Example 3: Our class presented a skit on saving water at Friday's assembly.
Fun Fact
Each Indian state has a Legislative Assembly, often called the Vidhan Sabha, whose elected members are known as MLAs.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word assembly as used in the sentence:
A large assembly of farmers met under the banyan tree to discuss the canal water.
a) lesson
b) gathering
c) holiday
d) argument
Show answer
b) gathering. An assembly of farmers is a gathering of them in one place.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
as_embl_
a) z, y
b) c, y
c) s, y
d) s, i
Show answer
c) s, y. As-sem-bly: the first gap doubles the s, and the word ends in y, not e.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Workers check each part before final ssbamely of the car begins at the factory near Chennai.
a) absence
b) assembly
c) assessment
d) ambassador
Show answer
b) assembly. Two s's, a b, an l and a y: only assembly fits the letters.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At a school assembly you would expect ____.
a) a science lab test
b) lunch and a nap
c) a train ride
d) prayers and announcements
Show answer
d) prayers and announcements
2. The assembly of a bookshelf means ____.
a) selling it to a neighbour
b) painting it a new colour
c) putting its parts together
d) moving it to another room
Show answer
c) putting its parts together
