What does version mean?
Word: Version
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Version means one form of something that is a little different from other forms of it, such as a new version of a game or one person's version of a story.
Synonyms: form
How do you spell version?
Syllables: ver - sion
Tricky part: The end sounds like zhun but is spelt sion. Children write vertion or vershun.
Watch out for: vertion, vershun, verzhun
Memory tip: Version ends the way television and vision do, with s-i-o-n.
Version in a sentence
Example 1: Kabir told his version of the story, and it was very different from mine.
Example 2: Download the new version of the app to get the latest levels.
Example 3: The cartoon version of Alice in Wonderland is my sister's favourite.
Fun Fact
Version comes from the Latin vertere, to turn. A version is a story or a text turned a little differently.
Practise the CREST Way
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
nsiovre 1234567
a) 5762341
b) 1432675
c) 5762314
d) 5726341
Show answer
a) 5762341. Start with v at number 5 and end with n at number 1.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Grandpa told us his own ______ of what happened at the wedding.
a) version
b) venue
c) vessel
d) verse
Show answer
a) version. One person's way of telling what happened is their version.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
We watched the cartoon version of the story with my little cuzin.
a) version and cuzin
b) only cuzin
c) only cartoon
d) watched and story
Show answer
b) only cuzin. Cousin is spelt with ou, though it sounds like a short u.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
v_rsion
a) e
b) a
c) i
d) u
Show answer
a) e. It begins with ver, just like the word verb.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The film has a French version and an English version. What does that mean?
a) it is shown on two screens
b) it has two different endings
c) it can be watched in two languages
d) it is two hours long
Show answer
c) it can be watched in two languages
2. A newer version of a phone is:
a) a spare battery
b) a cheaper copy
c) a repair kit
d) an improved model
Show answer
d) an improved model
