What does relocation mean?
Word: Relocation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Relocation means the act of moving a person, family or business to a new place to live or work.
How do you spell relocation?
Syllables: re - lo - ca - tion
Tricky part: The middle c makes a hard 'k' sound, so relokation is a common slip. Take care, too, not to confuse the word with reallocation, which looks similar but is a different word.
Watch out for: relokation, relocetion
Memory tip: The hard 'k' sound in the middle of relocation is made by a c; there is no k anywhere in the word.
Relocation in a sentence
Example 1: The zoo planned the relocation of its two giraffes to a larger enclosure.
Example 2: Mateo's family found the relocation from the coast to the hills hard at first, but he soon made friends.
Example 3: The museum's relocation to a bigger building took almost a year.
Fun Fact
In 1999 the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the United States was moved nearly 900 metres inland on steel tracks to keep it safe from the shrinking shoreline, one of the best-known relocations of a building.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Twins
Choose the option that fills both blanks correctly:
1. After the ___ of her mother's office to another city, Meera joined a new school. 2. The council's ___ of money gave more to the library and less to the car park.
a) 'reallocation' in both
b) reallocation/relocation
c) relocation/reallocation
d) 'relocation' in both
Show answer
c) relocation/reallocation. An office is moved to a new place in sentence 1, while sentence 2 is about sharing out money again in a new way.
Spellacadabra
Choose the misspelt word:
a) collection
b) dedication
c) rellocation
d) allocation
Show answer
c) rellocation. Allocation and collection really do need a double l, but the word for moving somewhere new keeps a single l after re.
Word Tally
You get 2 marks for each correctly spelt word in the list. How many marks will you get?
relocasion, population, education, celebration, invitation
a) 8
b) 10
c) 4
d) 6
Show answer
a) 8. Four words are right, worth 8 marks; the word for moving house should end in -tion like the rest.
Word Puzzle
Match the words with the correct options:
1. relocation 2. renovation 3. reservation a. the shift of people or a business from one site to another b. an arrangement to keep a seat, room or table for someone c. the repair and updating of an old building
a) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
Show answer
a) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b. A relocation is a move, a renovation freshens up an old building, and a reservation holds a place for you.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is most likely to lead to a family's relocation?
a) a child joining a new hobby club
b) a parent's new job in another city
c) a neighbour painting her front door
d) a cousin visiting for the weekend
Show answer
b) a parent's new job in another city
2. A company that pays relocation costs for its staff is helping to pay for ___.
a) their new uniforms
b) their holidays abroad
c) their lunch each day
d) moving their homes
Show answer
d) moving their homes
