What does valid mean?
Word: Valid
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Valid means based on good sense and facts, so that people should accept it; also, of a ticket or document, able to be used officially for a set time.
How do you spell valid?
Syllables: val - id
Tricky part: There is only one l, although valley, a word that looks similar at the start, has two.
Watch out for: vallid, valit
Memory tip: Think of a valid ticket: one ticket, one person, one l.
Valid in a sentence
Example 1: Your railway pass is valid until the end of March.
Example 2: Priya gave a valid excuse for missing practice: she was at her cousin's wedding.
Example 3: The teacher said Amit had made a valid point about saving water.
Fun Fact
Valid comes from the Latin word validus, meaning strong, so a valid argument is one strong enough to stand up to questions.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
valid____
a) ety
b) itty
c) ity
d) aty
Show answer
c) ity. Many adjectives make a noun with ity, as in able and ability.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
valid
a) reasonable
b) faulty
c) baseless
d) foolish
Show answer
a) reasonable. A reasonable explanation, like a valid one, makes good sense.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
v_l_d
a) a, i
b) e, i
c) a, e
d) o, i
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a) a, i. The word starts like van and ends like the id in kid.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
dlavi
a) vivid
b) salad
c) valid
d) liquid
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c) valid. Vivid has two v's, liquid has a q and salad an s, so only one fits the letters.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is a valid reason for arriving late to school?
a) the school bus broke down
b) my friend was late too
c) I wanted to finish a cartoon
d) I did not feel like coming
Show answer
a) the school bus broke down
2. A cinema ticket says 'For the 6 pm show only'. Who can use it?
a) someone watching at 9 pm
b) someone watching at noon
c) anyone on any day
d) someone watching at 6 pm
Show answer
d) someone watching at 6 pm
