What does compulsory mean?
Word: Compulsory
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Compulsory means required by a rule or law, so you must do it and cannot choose to skip it.
Synonyms: mandatory, required, necessary
Antonyms: voluntary
How do you spell compulsory?
Syllables: com - pul - so - ry
Tricky part: The vowel after the p is u, said so lightly that some children write o or a there.
Watch out for: compalsory, compolsory
Memory tip: Compulsory means you must, and must has a u in it: so does the vowel straight after the p.
Compulsory in a sentence
Example 1: Wearing the school tie is compulsory on Mondays.
Example 2: Is it compulsory to bring a calculator to the maths test?
Example 3: Yoga is compulsory for every class during the first period.
Fun Fact
In England, education is compulsory for every child from the age of 5, and young people must stay in some form of education or training until they are 18.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
compulsory
a) strict
b) official
c) optional
d) regular
Show answer
c) optional. You may skip an optional subject, but never a compulsory one.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) ordinary
b) voluntary
c) compulsary
d) necessary
Show answer
c) compulsary. Necessary, ordinary and voluntary do end in ary, but compulsory ends in ory.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
compullsory
a) s
b) l
c) u
d) o
Show answer
b) l. Pul in the middle has only one l.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c_mpul_ory
a) o, c
b) o, s
c) a, s
d) a, c
Show answer
b) o, s. Com begins the word, as in compel, and the s of pulse comes before ory.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The school notice says: Sports Day is compulsory for Classes 3 to 8. Who must take part?
a) only pupils who enjoy sport
b) every pupil in Classes 3 to 8
c) only the pupils in Class 8
d) only the school team players
Show answer
b) every pupil in Classes 3 to 8
2. Which of these is compulsory for anyone driving a car on public roads?
a) keeping a printed road map
b) owning a phone with a map app
c) having a sunroof on the car
d) holding a valid driving licence
Show answer
d) holding a valid driving licence
