What does value mean?
Word: Value
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Value means the amount of money something could be sold for, or how important or useful it is to someone.
How do you spell value?
Syllables: val - ue
Tricky part: The word closes on a long u sound, and many pupils stop writing at the u. A silent e follows it that you never hear.
Watch out for: valu, valew
Memory tip: Value finishes the way glue and clue do: its u never stands at the end alone, a quiet e always comes after it.
Value in a sentence
Example 1: The price of this old coin has gone up a lot, so its value is now ten times higher.
Example 2: Our coach taught us to value every minute of practice before the match.
Example 3: Grandma says the small brass lamp has great value to her because it came from her mother.
Fun Fact
In maths, place value tells you what a digit stands for: the 5 in 503 means five hundred, but the 5 in 35 means just five.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
vallue
a) a
b) v
c) l
d) e
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c) l. Value has a single l, sitting between the a and the u.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
luvea
a) venue
b) value
c) vague
d) valve
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b) value. Valve needs a second v, venue an n and vague a g, so only one option uses these five letters.
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
____value
a) undar
b) under
c) ander
d) undor
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b) under. To undervalue something is to think it is less useful than it really is.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
value
a) loss
b) worth
c) damage
d) shortage
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b) worth. A ring of great value is a ring of great worth; both tell you how much it is prized.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Kofi's grandfather says his old letters have great value to him, though no shop would buy them. What does he mean?
a) they are very old and dusty
b) they would fetch a high price
c) they are hard for him to read
d) they mean a lot to him
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d) they mean a lot to him
2. Which of these usually has the highest value in a shop?
a) a paper crown
b) a gold necklace
c) a rubber band
d) a plastic bangle
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b) a gold necklace
