What does integration mean?
Word: Integration
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Integration means the act of joining things so they work as one, or of bringing people into a group so they are treated as equal members.
Synonyms: combination, union, inclusion
Antonyms: separation, segregation, division
How do you spell integration?
Syllables: in - te - gra - tion
Tricky part: The ending is -tion, never -sion: the last part sounds like shun but has no s in it.
Watch out for: integrasion, intigration, integrashun
Memory tip: Nation, station and integration all end in the same tion, said shun: picture it on a railway station board.
Integration in a sentence
Example 1: The integration of the two school libraries gave us twice as many books.
Example 2: Sports camps help the integration of children from different towns.
Example 3: The integration of computers into classrooms changed how we learn.
Fun Fact
In maths, integration is a part of calculus, used to find areas under curves. It was developed in the 1600s by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz, working separately.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word integration as used in the sentence:
The integration of the two cricket academies created one strong team.
a) cleaning
b) merging
c) sorting
d) closing
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b) merging. Two academies became one, and that joining is a merging.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
intergration
a) e
b) g
c) r
d) t
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c) r. Only one r belongs here, the one just after the g; the r after inte is the extra one.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to complete the word:
in_e_ration
a) d, j
b) t, g
c) t, j
d) d, g
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b) t, g. Integer and integration share these letters: a t after in and a hard g after the e.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. occupation 2. population 3. integration 4. acommodation
a) the number of people living in a place
b) bringing parts together as one
c) a place to stay or live
d) the work a person does for a living
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c) a place to stay or live. Acommodation is short of a c near the start, so it is the misspelt one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After the integration of the two bus companies, there was ____.
a) no company at all
b) twice as many companies
c) a single company
d) a company in each town
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c) a single company
2. A school that works for the integration of new pupils wants them to ____.
a) take part in everything like the rest
b) go back to their old school soon
c) stay quiet until they settle down
d) sit in a separate room for a year
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a) take part in everything like the rest
