Basic Details
Word: Society
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: People living together in an organised community; also a club or group of people with a shared interest. In India, a housing society is a group of flats run by its residents.
Synonyms: community, public, club, association
How to Spell Society
Syllables: so - ci - e - ty
Tricky part: After soc comes i then e: so-ci-e-ty. Many students drop a letter and write socity or sociaty.
Watch out for: socity, sociaty, socitey
Memory tip: Find social at the start, soci-, and finish with the -ety of variety and anxiety: soci + ety.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Every society needs rules that people agree to follow.
Example 2: My sister joined the school's debating society this year.
Example 3: The residents of our society planted fifty trees in the monsoon.
Fun Fact
The Royal Society in London, founded in 1660, is one of the oldest science societies in the world. Isaac Newton was once its president.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
soc_e_y
a) i, d
b) e, t
c) i, t
d) a, t
Show answer
c) i, t. The i comes from social, and the ending -ety needs its t.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word society as used in the sentence:
The Asiatic Society in Kolkata was set up in 1784 to study the history and languages of Asia.
a) association
b) festival
c) voyage
d) market
Show answer
a) association. A society of scholars is an association of people with a shared interest.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Every iesocty in our area has a small park and a guard at the gate.
a) society
b) sobriety
c) variety
d) satiety
Show answer
a) society. The letters are s, o, c, i, e, t and y with no r, b or a, which spells society.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a duty shared by every member of society?
a) owning a car
b) obeying the law
c) keeping a pet
d) learning to swim
Show answer
b) obeying the law
2. A drama society at school is ____.
a) a room where costumes are stored
b) a prize for the best actor
c) a teacher who writes plays
d) a club for students who enjoy acting
Show answer
d) a club for students who enjoy acting
