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Spell Bee Word: Verse


What does verse mean?

Word: Verse

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Verse means a group of lines that forms one part of a song or poem. It can also mean writing set out in lines with a regular beat.

How do you spell verse?

Syllables: verse

Tricky part: The s sound at the end is spelt se, and pupils sometimes write ce or a bare s.

Watch out for: verce, vers

Memory tip: A verse is a set of lines: let set remind you that the hissing sound at the end is an s, with a quiet e after it.

Verse in a sentence

Example 1: Each verse of the poem ends with the same line.

Example 2: Maria wrote a short verse for her grandmother's birthday card.

Example 3: The poet told the whole story in verse, with a rhyme in every line.

Fun Fact

It comes from the Latin versus, a turning, perhaps because a line of writing turns back to begin the next one, as a plough turns at the end of a row.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our class sang the second vurse of the school song together.

a) class
b) second
c) vurse
d) together

Show answer

c) vurse. Verse shares its er with nerve and serve.

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

____verse

a) yuni
b) uny
c) une
d) uni

Show answer

d) uni. Uni means one, and the universe is everything there is, seen as one whole.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) chorous
b) lirics
c) verse
d) poetrey

Show answer

c) verse. Poetry ends in try, lyrics has a y after the l, and chorus ends in us.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

verrse

a) v
b) s
c) r
d) e

Show answer

c) r. Just one r comes before the s at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is most likely to be written in verse?

a) a science report
b) a nursery rhyme
c) a shopping list
d) a train timetable

Show answer

b) a nursery rhyme

2. Which word names ordinary writing that is not set out in lines like a poem?

a) song
b) rhyme
c) prose
d) poem

Show answer

c) prose

Associated Words

Words that end in -rse: sparse, rehearse, coarse, seahorse, remorse

More words from this list

associate, concern, dramatic, gherkin, kingdom, opportunity, rediscover, stallion

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