Basic Details
Word: Organisation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A group of people who work together for a shared purpose, such as a company, club or charity. It also means the way something is planned and arranged.
Synonyms: association, group, body, arrangement
Antonyms: disorder, chaos
How to Spell Organisation
Syllables: or - gan - i - sa - tion
Tricky part: Organise loses its final e before ation, so no e follows the s. Many students also write organisasion; the ending is tion.
Watch out for: organiseation, organisasion, orgnisation
Memory tip: Find the organ at the start. An organisation is like a body whose organs each do one job: organ + is + ation.
Usage Examples
Example 1: My aunt works for an organisation that plants trees along highways.
Example 2: Good organisation helped the school sports day finish on time.
Example 3: The Red Cross is an organisation that helps people after disasters.
Fun Fact
The United Nations, founded in 1945, is one of the largest international organisations, and India was one of its founding members.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. volunteir 2. organisation 3. donasion 4. charaty
a) money or goods given to help others
b) a person who offers to help without being paid
c) a group of people who work together for a shared aim
d) kindness shown by giving help to people in need
Show answer
c) a group of people who work together for a shared aim. Volunteer ends in eer, charity has an i in the middle and donation ends in tion, so organisation is the one written correctly.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
org_nis_tion
a) a, e
b) o, a
c) e, a
d) a, a
Show answer
d) a, a. Both gaps take a: the a of organ and the a of ation.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word organisation as used in the sentence:
Her careful organisation of the science fair meant every class knew its time slot.
a) delay
b) confusion
c) planning
d) criticism
Show answer
c) planning. Here organisation means arranging things in advance, and that is planning.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is an organisation?
a) a club that runs football camps
b) a lake near the village
c) a single tree in a park
d) a song on the radio
Show answer
a) a club that runs football camps
2. A person who is good at organisation ____.
a) loses things quite often
b) arrives late to most events
c) forgets dates and times
d) plans and arranges things well
Show answer
d) plans and arranges things well
