What does enterprise mean?
Word: Enterprise
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Enterprise means a new business or a big, bold project that takes effort and courage to carry out.
Synonyms: undertaking
How do you spell enterprise?
Syllables: en - ter - prise
Tricky part: Because the last syllable sounds like prize, enterprize is a common error. This word is spelt with an s.
Watch out for: enterprize, enterprice, enterpryse
Memory tip: An enterprise is a business, and business has that same z sound spelt with an s.
Enterprise in a sentence
Example 1: Her mother's home-cooking enterprise now delivers lunches to three offices.
Example 2: Building the rooftop garden was a joint enterprise between pupils and parents.
Example 3: The young mechanic put all his savings into a small cycle-repair enterprise.
Fun Fact
NASA's first space shuttle, used for test flights in the 1970s, was named Enterprise after fans of the Star Trek starship wrote in asking for it.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
One of these words is spelt right. Pick the meaning of that word.
1. exibition 2. commitee 3. enterprise 4. expidition
a) something ambitious that a person sets out to build
b) an organised trip made for a clear purpose
c) a group chosen to make decisions for a larger body
d) a public display of paintings or other works
Show answer
a) something ambitious that a person sets out to build. Enterprise is printed correctly; expedition, exhibition and committee are not.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word enterprise as used in the sentence:
Our eco club's plan to turn plastic bottles into benches was its boldest enterprise yet.
a) venture
b) holiday
c) festival
d) argument
Show answer
a) venture. A venture is a new and risky undertaking, just like the bench plan.
Mingle-Mangle
The sentence contains a jumbled word. Choose the word it hides:
The two sisters grew their pickle rrpietseen from a kitchen table into a brand sold across Kerala.
a) entertain
b) enterprise
c) interprets
d) entrance
Show answer
b) enterprise. The letters give three e's and one i, and only enterprise matches.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Everyone in our town admired the small entarprise that turned old curtains into colourful shopping bags and school satchels.
a) entarprise
b) admired
c) satchels
d) colourful
Show answer
a) entarprise. After the t comes an e, not an a.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which family below has started an enterprise?
a) a family watching a film together
b) a family eating lunch at home
c) a family visiting their cousins
d) a family opening a new bakery
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d) a family opening a new bakery
2. What is a person described as full of enterprise most likely to do?
a) avoid any kind of change
b) dream up and try new ideas
c) stay with what has always worked
d) wait for others to decide
Show answer
b) dream up and try new ideas
