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Spell Bee Word: prison


Basic Details

Word: Prison

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A building where people who have broken the law are locked up as a punishment.

Synonyms: jail, lock-up

How to Spell Prison

Syllables: pris - on

Tricky part: The s sounds like a z but is always written s, and the ending is on, not en. There is only one s.

Watch out for: prisen, prizon, prisson

Memory tip: Split it into pri + son. The s may buzz like a z, but the spelling never changes.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The old prison in the hills has been turned into a museum.

Example 2: The thief was sent to prison for two years.

Example 3: Many freedom fighters wrote letters and books while they were in prison.

Fun Fact

The Cellular Jail in Port Blair was built by the British to hold freedom fighters far from the mainland. Today it is a national memorial.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

prisson

a) r
b) n
c) o
d) s

Show answer

d) s. Prison has just one s, even though some people double it.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:

During the war, the old fort on the island was used as a sripno.

a) poison
b) person
c) prism
d) prison

Show answer

d) prison. Person needs an e and poison needs two o's; prism is too short for six letters.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word:

1. vengence 2. prison 3. ransum 4. sargeant

a) a building where lawbreakers are locked up
b) money demanded to free a captive
c) an army or police officer of middle rank
d) harm done to pay back a wrong

Show answer

a) a building where lawbreakers are locked up. Sergeant, ransom and vengeance are all misspelt in the list, so only prison is defined.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides how long a person must stay in prison?

a) a postman
b) a doctor
c) a teacher
d) a judge

Show answer

d) a judge

2. Prisoner is to prison as patient is to ____.

a) hospital
b) school
c) market
d) temple

Show answer

a) hospital

Associated Words

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