Basic Details
Word: Enclosure
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An area surrounded by a fence or wall; also something sent in an envelope along with a letter.
Synonyms: pen, compound, paddock, fold
How to Spell Enclosure
Syllables: en - clo - sure
Tricky part: The ending is -sure, as in closure and measure, even though it sounds like zhur. It also begins en-, not in-.
Watch out for: enclozure, enclosur, enclousure
Memory tip: Enclosure is en + closure. If you can spell close, keep its s and add -ure.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The deer were kept in a large enclosure at the zoo.
Example 2: The letter came with an enclosure: a cheque for the prize money.
Example 3: Villagers built a thorn enclosure to protect their goats.
Fun Fact
At the Devalia safari park inside the Gir forest area in Gujarat, Asiatic lions live in a large fenced enclosure that visitors tour by bus.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
encl_s_re
a) o, e
b) u, u
c) o, u
d) o, a
Show answer
c) o, u. Close keeps its o, and the ending is -ure, as in measure.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word enclosure as used in the sentence:
The goats were led back into their enclosure before the storm broke.
a) meadow
b) road
c) forest
d) pen
Show answer
d) pen. An enclosure for animals is a fenced space, which is a pen.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. perimeter 2. paddock 3. enclozure 4. barricade
a) an area surrounded by a fence or wall
b) the outer edge of an area
c) a barrier put up to block a road
d) a small field where horses are kept
Show answer
a) an area surrounded by a fence or wall. The zh sound in enclosure is written with an s, the same s that is in close.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If a letter comes with an enclosure, the envelope also holds ____.
a) only the letter
b) a postage stamp
c) something else as well
d) a return address
Show answer
c) something else as well
2. Enclosure is the noun made from which verb?
a) include
b) encourage
c) enclose
d) explode
Show answer
c) enclose
