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Spell Bee Word: Communism


What does communism mean?

Word: Communism

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Communism means a political system in which land, factories and other property are owned by the community or the state instead of by private people.

How do you spell communism?

Syllables: com - mu - nism

Tricky part: There is a double m, then a single n. The end is -ism, which students sometimes stretch to -isim.

Watch out for: comunism, communisim, comminism

Memory tip: Communism is about the community, and both words begin c-o-m-m-u-n. Spell community, then swap -ity for -ism.

Communism in a sentence

Example 1: Our history chapter explained how communism came to Russia in 1917.

Example 2: In the debate, Tara argued that communism shares wealth more fairly, but Dev disagreed.

Example 3: Many books have been written about the rise and fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

Fun Fact

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels set out their ideas in a short book called The Communist Manifesto, published in 1848.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

communism

a) collectivism
b) socialism
c) capitalism
d) Marxism

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c) capitalism. Socialism, Marxism and collectivism are close in idea; capitalism, with private ownership, is the opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) communism
b) socialisum
c) republick
d) monarky

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a) communism. Monarchy spells its k sound ch, republic ends in a plain c, and socialism ends in -ism.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

simmumnoc

a) commune
b) community
c) communism
d) communist

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c) communism. Three m's and an s fit only communism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country has been governed under communism since 1949?

a) Brazil
b) Canada
c) China
d) Japan

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c) China

2. The -ism in communism shows that the word names ____.

a) the act of making something
b) a set of beliefs or a system
c) a place where things are kept
d) a person who does something

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b) a set of beliefs or a system

Associated Words

Words that end in -nism: antagonism, organism, anachronism

More words from this list

disembark, forestry, invitation, obstacle, regulation, tertiary, accessible, autonomy

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