What does solution mean?
Word: Solution
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Solution means the answer to a question or puzzle, or a way of putting something right. In science it also means a liquid with something mixed evenly into it, such as salt in water.
Synonyms: answer, remedy, fix
How do you spell solution?
Syllables: so - lu - tion
Tricky part: The middle vowel is u, said like the oo in moon: so-lu-tion. Children often write solition or soletion.
Watch out for: solition, soletion
Memory tip: The long oo after the l is a plain u, the same letter that gives the oo sound in ruler and truth.
Solution in a sentence
Example 1: Our teacher wrote the full solution on the board after we tried the sum ourselves.
Example 2: A shared taxi was the cheapest solution to getting to the station.
Example 3: We stirred salt into warm water until it made a clear solution.
Fun Fact
Solution goes back to the Latin word solvere, to loosen or untie. So when you find the solution to a sum, you have, in a way, untied a knot.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) difficult
b) question
c) solusion
d) homework
Show answer
c) solusion. Solution ends in tion, the same as question.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
solution
a) problem
b) reason
c) result
d) reply
Show answer
a) problem. A solution ends a problem, so the two are opposites.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tusoinol
a) solutoin
b) soultion
c) sloution
d) solution
Show answer
d) solution. In solution the l comes straight after the first o, and the u follows the l.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
sollution
a) s
b) l
c) t
d) o
Show answer
b) l. Take away one l and sollution becomes solution.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In a science lesson, what would count as a solution?
a) a stone in a bucket
b) sand poured on a beach
c) sugar stirred into tea
d) ice on a window
Show answer
c) sugar stirred into tea
2. Meena cannot reach a book on the top shelf. What would be a good solution?
a) looking at the shelf for longer
b) standing on a safe step stool
c) walking out of the room
d) turning off the room light
Show answer
b) standing on a safe step stool
