Basic Details
Word: Revolution
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A big and sudden change, especially when people remove a government and set up a new one. It can also mean one full turn around a centre.
Synonyms: rebellion, uprising, upheaval
How to Spell Revolution
Syllables: rev - o - lu - tion
Tricky part: After rev come o and then lu. Students mix these vowels up and write revelution or revoloution, and some end it with sion.
Watch out for: revelution, revoloution, revolusion
Memory tip: Put an r in front of evolution and you have revolution: r + evolution. The vowels then fall into place.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The printing press brought a revolution in the way people shared ideas.
Example 2: Mobile phones caused a revolution in how farmers check crop prices.
Example 3: We learnt about the French Revolution in our history lesson today.
Fun Fact
The Earth makes one revolution around the Sun in about 365 and a quarter days. That extra quarter day adds up, which is why almost every fourth year has a leap day.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tuoverlino
a) revolution
b) evolution
c) resolution
d) revelation
Show answer
a) revolution. There is no s here for resolution and no a for revelation, and evolution would leave the r unused.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
revolutiion
a) u
b) i
c) t
d) o
Show answer
b) i. The ending is tion, which has only one i.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: revolution
a) calm
b) order
c) rebellion
d) loyalty
Show answer
c) rebellion. A rebellion against rulers is one kind of revolution.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A revolution in science is ____.
a) a huge change in what people know or do
b) a lesson repeated every day
c) a tool kept in a laboratory
d) a small spelling mistake
Show answer
a) a huge change in what people know or do
2. In which sentence does revolution mean one full turn?
a) Computers started a revolution in offices.
b) The wheel makes one revolution every second.
c) The revolution changed the government.
d) The people planned a revolution.
Show answer
b) The wheel makes one revolution every second.
