Basic Details
Word: Institution
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An important organisation set up for a purpose, such as a school, university, bank, hospital or court. It can also mean a custom that has lasted a long time.
Synonyms: organisation, establishment
How to Spell Institution
Syllables: in - sti - tu - tion
Tricky part: There are three t's, and the vowels in the middle go i then u: in-sti-tu-tion. Children often squash it into instution.
Watch out for: instution, institusion, instetution, instutition
Memory tip: Build it from institute: drop the final e and add ion. Institute becomes institution.
Usage Examples
Example 1: IIT Madras is a well-known institution for engineering.
Example 2: The village bank has become an important institution for the farmers nearby.
Example 3: Our school is an old institution that first opened its gates in 1952.
Fun Fact
The Reserve Bank of India, the institution that issues India's currency notes (except the one-rupee note), was set up on 1 April 1935.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
inst_t_tion
a) e, u
b) i, u
c) i, i
d) u, i
Show answer
b) i, u. Say it slowly: in-sti-tu-tion, an i and then a u.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) institution
b) instrucsion
c) constetution
d) substatute
Show answer
a) institution. Institution has every letter in place; instrucsion, constetution and substatute each get one letter wrong.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tuniitsotin
a) destitution
b) constitution
c) institution
d) intuition
Show answer
c) institution. Destitution needs a d and an e, and intuition is two letters short; institution uses all eleven letters, including three t's.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A university is a kind of ____.
a) instinct
b) institution
c) instalment
d) instrument
Show answer
b) institution
2. Marriage is sometimes called a social institution because it is ____.
a) a type of exam
b) a long-standing custom in society
c) a kind of bank
d) a building with many rooms
Show answer
b) a long-standing custom in society
