Basic Details
Word: Campaign
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A planned set of actions carried out over a period of time to reach a goal, such as winning an election or spreading a message.
Synonyms: drive, crusade, movement
How to Spell Campaign
Syllables: cam - paign
Tricky part: The end is aign, and its g is silent, just as in sign and reign. Campain and campaine are the usual mistakes.
Watch out for: campain, campaine, campagn
Memory tip: Start with camp, then add aign. Sign hides a silent g before its n, and campaign does the same.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Our school ran a campaign to plant five hundred trees this monsoon.
Example 2: The candidate spent weeks on his election campaign, visiting every village.
Example 3: The Swachh Bharat campaign asks everyone to keep their surroundings clean.
Fun Fact
Campaign comes from the French campagne, meaning open country, from the Latin campus, a field. Armies used to march out into the open fields each summer to fight, and these outings were called campaigns.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
camp_i_n
a) a,i
b) a,g
c) a,e
d) e,g
Show answer
b) a,g. The ending is aign: an a before the i and a silent g after it.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: campaign
a) pause
b) drive
c) silence
d) retreat
Show answer
b) drive. A drive, like a cleanliness drive, is an organised effort, which is what a campaign is.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
gpmaicna
a) company
b) complain
c) campaign
d) champagne
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c) campaign. There is no h, e, l, o or y in the jumble, so only campaign fits.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a campaign?
a) a short nap
b) a quiet walk alone
c) a month-long effort to stop plastic use in the colony
d) a single phone call
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c) a month-long effort to stop plastic use in the colony
2. During an election campaign, candidates mainly try to ____.
a) build new schools in one day
b) win people's votes
c) avoid speaking to anyone
d) count the votes
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b) win people's votes
