What does implementation mean?
Word: Implementation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Implementation means the act of putting a plan, decision or system into action.
Synonyms: application
How do you spell implementation?
Syllables: im - ple - men - ta - tion
Tricky part: The second syllable is ple, not pli, and the ending is -ation.
Watch out for: implimentation, implementasion, implemantation
Memory tip: The ple comes from the Latin implere, to fill, the same root as plenty: implementing a plan fills it with action.
Implementation in a sentence
Example 1: The implementation of the new timetable was delayed because the extra buses had not arrived.
Example 2: Good ideas are easy to find; careful implementation is the hard part.
Example 3: The council discussed the implementation of rainwater harvesting in every new building.
Fun Fact
The noun implement, meaning a tool, is older than the verb, and farmers still call ploughs and harrows farm implements.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
implemmentation
a) e
b) m
c) n
d) t
Show answer
b) m. The m after ple is single, as it is in element.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word implementation as used in the sentence:
The government promised quick implementation of the new safety rules for school vans.
a) cancellation
b) enforcement
c) discussion
d) invention
Show answer
b) enforcement. Putting rules into action is enforcement; cancellation would scrap them instead.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. implementation 2. parliment 3. responsibilty 4. comittee
a) the elected body that makes a country's laws
b) a duty that you are expected to carry out
c) a small group chosen to decide things for a larger one
d) the work of carrying a plan through to the end
Show answer
d) the work of carrying a plan through to the end. Comittee is one m short, responsibilty has lost an i near its end, and parliment is missing the a before its m.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Everyone liked the clean-river idea, but its meinteoainmltp took the town council three long years.
a) implication
b) complementary
c) implementation
d) implantation
Show answer
c) implementation. After its a noun is needed, so complementary is out; implication and implantation are too short for all fourteen letters.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which step comes just before the implementation of a plan?
a) writing the final report
b) reviewing the results
c) agreeing on the plan
d) celebrating success
Show answer
c) agreeing on the plan
2. If a rule's implementation is weak, the rule is ____.
a) printed in small letters
b) written in poor English
c) not properly followed
d) too short to read
Show answer
c) not properly followed
