What does escapade mean?
Word: Escapade
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Escapade means an exciting or daring thing that someone does, often a little naughty.
Synonyms: prank
How do you spell escapade?
Syllables: es - ca - pade
Tricky part: The close of the word is ade, not aid or ayed.
Watch out for: escapaid, escapayd, escapaide
Memory tip: Lemonade ends in exactly the same way, and it goes well with any summer outing.
Escapade in a sentence
Example 1: The monkey's escapade with the picnic basket made us all laugh.
Example 2: Mum still talks about her college escapade with a borrowed scooter.
Example 3: Each escapade in the book lands the two friends in more fun.
Fun Fact
In the 1600s, the word meant a real breakout from confinement. Only later did it soften into a lively prank.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandfather laughed as he described the summer excapade in which he and his brothers borrowed a fishing boat and rowed across the lake to the island market.
a) island
b) brothers
c) excapade
d) described
Show answer
c) excapade. Es starts this word; ex is the slip.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word escapade as used in the sentence:
The twins' latest escapade was a midnight picnic in the hostel garden.
a) adventure
b) chore
c) routine
d) errand
Show answer
a) adventure. A midnight picnic is a small adventure, not a dull daily job.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word.
Our trekking esapedca ended with wet socks and a great many stories.
a) escapade
b) cascade
c) esplanade
d) escalator
Show answer
a) escapade. The jumble has a p, a d and a c, and only one option has all three with no l or t.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the one that is misspelt.
1. accomodate 2. hindrance 3. tremendous 4. escapade
a) to provide room for someone
b) a daring bit of mischief
c) something that gets in the way
d) extremely great in amount
Show answer
a) to provide room for someone. Accommodate has a double m as well as a double c.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would count as an escapade at a boarding school?
a) washing the dishes straight after dinner
b) creeping to the kitchen at night for biscuits
c) copying the homework down in neat letters
d) queueing patiently at the post office
Show answer
b) creeping to the kitchen at night for biscuits
2. A book of schoolboy escapades would most likely make its readers ____.
a) weep at their bad luck
b) laugh at the boys' daring
c) study harder for exams
d) yawn at their dull days
Show answer
b) laugh at the boys' daring
