What does environment mean?
Word: Environment
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Environment means the air, water, land, plants and animals around us, or the conditions in which someone lives or works.
Synonyms: nature
How do you spell environment?
Syllables: en - vi - ron - ment
Tricky part: Many people miss the n before ment, because it is hardly heard when we speak quickly.
Watch out for: envirnment, enviorment, envirment
Memory tip: Government and environment share one trap: an n you hardly hear just before ment. Say the n in your head as you write.
Environment in a sentence
Example 1: Plastic bags harm the environment when they are thrown in rivers.
Example 2: Our school has an eco club that teaches us to care for the environment.
Example 3: Polar bears live in a very cold environment.
Fun Fact
World Environment Day is held every year on 5 June. The United Nations chose this day for it in 1972.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) enviornment
b) pollution
c) recycle
d) habitat
Show answer
a) enviornment. The vowels around the r go i first, then o: en-vi-ron.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
envirronment
a) r
b) m
c) n
d) e
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a) r. Only one r is needed in this word.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
mivnoertnen
a) enrolment
b) enjoyment
c) entertainment
d) environment
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d) environment. Enrolment needs an l, enjoyment a j and a y, and entertainment an a, so the letters make environment.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: environment
a) population
b) surroundings
c) furniture
d) weather
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b) surroundings. Your surroundings are everything around you, which is what environment means.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which habit does the most to protect the environment?
a) Taking a new plastic bag each time
b) Carrying a cloth bag to the market
c) Putting old batteries in the dustbin
d) Buying bottled water every day
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b) Carrying a cloth bag to the market
2. Environment can also mean the place where you work or study. Pick the example of that meaning.
a) Trees help to clean the environment.
b) Factory smoke damages the environment.
c) Plastic bags harm the environment.
d) Our library is a calm environment for study.
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d) Our library is a calm environment for study.
