Basic Details
Word: Revision
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Studying again what you have learnt, especially before an exam, or a change made to improve or correct something.
Synonyms: review, study, correction, amendment
How to Spell Revision
Syllables: re - vi - sion
Tricky part: The zhun sound at the end is spelt -sion with one s. Students write revition or double the s.
Watch out for: revison, revition, revission
Memory tip: Revise ends in -se, so its noun takes -sion: revise, revision, just as televise gives television.
Usage Examples
Example 1: I do my revision in the mornings when the house is quiet.
Example 2: The poet made one final revision to the last verse.
Example 3: A revision of bus fares was announced yesterday.
Fun Fact
In British and Indian English revision often means studying for an exam, but in American English it mainly means changing or correcting a piece of writing.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
revission
a) s
b) v
c) o
d) i
Show answer
a) s. The zh sound in vision, television and revision is spelt with a single s.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word revision as used in the sentence:
Our teacher set aside a whole week for revision before the finals.
a) review
b) drawing
c) holiday
d) sport
Show answer
a) review. Revision before an exam means going back over lessons, which is a review.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The builder sent us a vosineri of the house plan with a bigger kitchen.
a) version
b) provision
c) revision
d) envision
Show answer
c) revision. Version is a letter short with only one i, envision has two n's and no r, and provision needs a p.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A revision of a timetable is ____.
a) a frame for it
b) a copy of it
c) a reading of it aloud
d) a change made to it
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d) a change made to it
2. Which pair follows the same pattern as revise and revision?
a) relate and relation
b) televise and television
c) invite and invitation
d) permit and permission
Show answer
b) televise and television
