What does immunisation mean?
Word: Immunisation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Immunisation means protecting a person or an animal from a disease, usually by giving a vaccine.
Synonyms: vaccination, inoculation
How do you spell immunisation?
Syllables: im - mu - ni - sa - tion
Tricky part: There is a double m, because the word is built on immune. Oxford also accepts a z in place of the s.
Watch out for: imunisation, imunization
Memory tip: Immune already has its double m, and immunisation keeps both of them.
Immunisation in a sentence
Example 1: The school nurse checked every child's immunisation card.
Example 2: My baby cousin got her measles immunisation at the health centre today.
Example 3: Free immunisation camps are held in many villages every month.
Fun Fact
India's Pulse Polio campaign gave polio drops to millions of children, and the World Health Organization certified India free of polio in 2014.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Probe
Fill the blanks with 'i' and 'a'. Which option gives the meaning of the word they complete?
1. immun__s__tion 2. inf__ct__on 3. med__c__ne 4. b__nd__ge
a) a substance used to treat an illness
b) the spread of germs into the body
c) making the body able to resist an illness
d) a strip of cloth wrapped round a wound
Show answer
c) making the body able to resist an illness. Only the first word takes i and then a; infection, medicine and bandage need other vowels.
Word Tally
Give 3 marks for each misspelt word. How many marks does the list get?
immunisation, vacine, injection, antibiotic, diseese, medicine
a) 3
b) 6
c) 9
d) 12
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b) 6. Vaccine needs two c's and disease is spelt with ea and se; two mistakes earn 6 marks.
Word Puzzle
Match the words with their meanings:
1. immunisation 2. diagnosis 3. prescription a. a doctor's note saying which medicine to take b. finding out what illness someone has c. protecting someone from a disease, often with a vaccine
a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
c) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
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c) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a. Immunisation protects, a diagnosis names the illness and a prescription names the medicine.
Spellacadabra
Choose the misspelt word:
a) thermommeter
b) immunisation
c) hospital
d) ambulance
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a) thermommeter. Thermometer has a single m in the middle.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Immunisation helps the body to ____.
a) see better at night
b) fight off a disease
c) sleep more deeply
d) grow taller faster
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b) fight off a disease
2. Immunisation is most often given as ____.
a) an injection or oral drops
b) a bandage on the arm
c) a pair of tinted glasses
d) a cream rubbed on the skin
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a) an injection or oral drops
