What does government mean?
Word: Government
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Government means the group of people who run a country or state, make its laws and decide how public money is spent.
How do you spell government?
Syllables: gov - ern - ment
Tricky part: The n in the middle is the trap. The word is built on govern, and that n stays even though many people do not say it clearly.
Watch out for: govenment, govrenment, govermnent
Memory tip: First find the verb in front: govern. A government governs, so it keeps every letter of govern, n included.
Government in a sentence
Example 1: The government built a new bridge across the river.
Example 2: Ours is a government school with a big playground.
Example 3: Citizens choose the government by voting in elections.
Fun Fact
The Constitution of the United States, which sets out how the government works, was signed in 1787 and is often described as the oldest written national constitution still in use.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) electon
b) government
c) minester
d) parliment
Show answer
b) government. Parliament, election and minister are the correct spellings.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
govern
a) mente
b) ment
c) mant
d) mint
Show answer
b) ment. Govern takes ment, the same ending as in agreement.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nmetvogern
a) government
b) garment
c) movement
d) governor
Show answer
a) government. Governor needs a second o, garment an a and movement a second m; government uses all ten letters.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The government is building a new metro line in our citty.
a) government
b) metro
c) building
d) citty
Show answer
d) citty. City has a single t.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The government usually pays for ____.
a) a family's holiday
b) a private birthday party
c) a public hospital
d) a cinema ticket
Show answer
c) a public hospital
2. The head of the government of the United Kingdom is the ____.
a) Governor
b) Speaker
c) Chief Justice
d) Prime Minister
Show answer
d) Prime Minister
