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Spell Bee Word: Excess


What does excess mean?

Word: Excess

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Excess means an amount that is more than is needed, allowed or usual.

Synonyms: surplus

Antonyms: lack

How do you spell excess?

Syllables: ex - cess

Tricky part: A c comes straight after the x. Because the x already gives a k and s sound, pupils often leave the c out and write exess.

Watch out for: exess, exsess

Memory tip: Exceed, except and excite all keep a c straight after the x, and so does excess.

Excess in a sentence

Example 1: Cut away the excess paper after you wrap the gift.

Example 2: The heavy rain brought an excess of water into the village pond, filling it to the brim.

Example 3: Shake off any excess flour before you roll out the pastry.

Fun Fact

Excess comes from a Latin verb meaning to go out or go beyond, and exceed grows from the same root.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

exceess

a) x
b) c
c) e
d) s

Show answer

c) e. Only one e follows the c.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

excess

a) shortage
b) glut
c) overflow
d) plenty

Show answer

a) shortage. A shortage means there is not enough, the opposite of having too much.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

excess____

a) eve
b) ive
c) ieve
d) iv

Show answer

b) ive. Adjectives such as massive and impressive end in ive.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) exagerate
b) excelent
c) exibit
d) excess

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d) excess. Exaggerate doubles its g, excellent doubles its l, and exhibit has a silent h.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A school bus that carries excess passengers has ____.

a) more riders than it should
b) a seat for every pupil
c) fresh paint on its doors
d) a driver who is late

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a) more riders than it should

2. At the airport, Dad paid extra for excess baggage. What does this tell us?

a) his bags were the wrong colour
b) his bags had been left behind
c) his bags were over the weight limit
d) his bags were very small

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c) his bags were over the weight limit

Associated Words

Words that end in -ess: friendless, likeness, suppress, eyewitness, oppress, harness

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: surplus

More words from this list

honourable, mildew, preferable, stalagmite, vocation, anaesthetist, certify, dangerous

Next steps

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