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Spell Bee Word: isolation


Basic Details

Word: Isolation

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Being kept apart from other people or places, or being alone.

Synonyms: loneliness, separation, solitude

Antonyms: company, togetherness

How to Spell Isolation

Syllables: i - so - la - tion

Tricky part: It begins with a plain i, even though it sounds like eye. There is one s and one l, and the ending is tion.

Watch out for: iselation, isolasion, issolation, aisolation

Memory tip: Begin with I, then so: I + so + lation. Say it in your head as I am so alone.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The lighthouse keeper lived in isolation on a rocky island.

Example 2: Some villages in Ladakh face isolation in winter when snow blocks the roads.

Example 3: Long isolation from friends can make people feel low.

Fun Fact

Isolation goes back to isola, the Italian word for island, so to be isolated is to be cut off like an island.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

isolation

a) company
b) solitude
c) loneliness
d) separation

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a) company. Being in company means being with others; the other three are all about being alone.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

solitiano

a) insulation
b) solution
c) isolating
d) isolation

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d) isolation. Begin with iso, and lation uses up every letter that remains.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

During chickenpox, Kabir stayed in isolasion for a week so his sister would not catch it.

a) catch
b) sister
c) isolasion
d) chickenpox

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c) isolasion. Isolate becomes isolation, so the end is tion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which place suggests isolation?

a) a busy railway station
b) a hut on a far-off mountain
c) a crowded market
d) a school canteen

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b) a hut on a far-off mountain

2. Isolation is the noun from the verb ____.

a) isolize
b) isolate
c) isolent
d) isle

Show answer

b) isolate

Associated Words

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