What does availability mean?
Word: Availability
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Availability means how easy it is to get or use something, or whether a person is free to do something.
Synonyms: supply, access
How do you spell availability?
Syllables: a - vail - a - bil - i - ty
Tricky part: Do not drop the i just before ty: availabilty is the usual slip.
Watch out for: availabilty, avaliability
Memory tip: Three i's, three dots: dot the one just before ty too.
Availability in a sentence
Example 1: The doctor checked the availability of beds in the hospital.
Example 2: Please tell me your availability for practice next week.
Example 3: The availability of clean water changed life in the village.
Fun Fact
Avail, the start of the word, is an old verb meaning 'to help'. It is still heard in the phrase 'to no avail', meaning 'without success'.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: availability
a) shortage
b) value
c) demand
d) comfort
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a) shortage. When there is a shortage, there is not enough to go round.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) responsibility
b) availibility
c) electricity
d) possibility
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b) availibility. Available keeps its a when it becomes availability, unlike possible and responsible.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tlbiiyaliava
a) availability
b) reliability
c) vulnerability
d) variability
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a) availability. There is no r in the jumble, so variability and reliability are out, and there is no u or n for vulnerability.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
availabillity
a) t
b) i
c) b
d) l
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d) l. Each l in the word stands on its own; neither is doubled.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The shop checked the availability of school shoes in size 4. It checked ____.
a) whether they were in stock
b) what colour they were
c) how much they weighed
d) who had made them
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a) whether they were in stock
2. Which question asks about someone's availability?
a) Where did you buy that bag?
b) How old is your brother?
c) Do you like playing chess?
d) Are you free on Saturday morning?
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d) Are you free on Saturday morning?
