Basic Details
Word: Provision
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The act of supplying something that people need; also, an amount of something kept ready for the future. In the plural, provisions are supplies of food and drink.
Synonyms: supply, arrangement, stock, store
Antonyms: shortage, lack
Word origin: From Latin provisio, from providere, to foresee.
How to Spell Provision
Syllables: pro - vi - sion
Tricky part: There is only one s and the ending is sion, sounded zhun. Students double the s or write provition.
Watch out for: provission, provition, pravision
Memory tip: Provision holds the word vision: pro + vision. Making provision means having the vision to plan ahead.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The trekking group carried provisions for four days in the mountains.
Example 2: The new building has provision for wheelchair users at every entrance.
Example 3: Amma buys rice, dal and oil from the provision store near our lane.
Fun Fact
In Indian English a provision store is a neighbourhood shop that sells groceries and other daily needs.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. priviledge 2. ocurrence 3. provision 4. sufficeint
a) as much as is needed
b) a special right given to a person or group
c) something that happens
d) a supply of something kept ready for the future
Show answer
d) a supply of something kept ready for the future. Occurrence needs two c's, privilege has no d and sufficient has ie in it; provision is spelt right.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
provission
a) s
b) i
c) o
d) v
Show answer
a) s. Provision is pro plus vision, and vision has one s.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word provision as used in the sentence:
The government has made provision for clean drinking water in every village school.
a) decoration
b) competition
c) arrangement
d) objection
Show answer
c) arrangement. To make provision for something is to arrange for it in advance.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Sailors in the past loaded provisions onto ships before a long voyage. Provisions here are ____.
a) spare sails and ropes
b) letters from home
c) supplies of food and drink
d) maps of the ocean
Show answer
c) supplies of food and drink
2. A law that has a provision for free education ____.
a) includes a rule about it
b) has no link to it
c) delays it for ten years
d) bans it completely
Show answer
a) includes a rule about it
