Spell Bee Word: execution

Basic Details

Word: Execution

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The carrying out of a plan, an order or a task, and how well it is done. In law it can also mean putting someone to death as a punishment.

Synonyms: implementation, performance, carrying out

How to Spell Execution

Syllables: ex - e - cu - tion

Tricky part: Unlike excel or exceed, there is no c straight after the x: it is exe, then cu. The ending is tion.

Watch out for: excecution, exicution, execusion

Memory tip: Execution is execute + ion, with the e dropped. After ex comes e straight away, as in a computer's .exe file, short for executable.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The idea for the stall was good, but its execution was poor.

Example 2: The dancers were praised for the neat execution of every step.

Example 3: The execution of the new road plan will take two years.

Fun Fact

Execute comes from Latin exsequi, to follow out to the end; the same verb sequi, to follow, gives us sequel and consequence.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word execution as used in the sentence:

The rescue plan was clever, but its execution was slow and careless.

a) postponement
b) implementation
c) abandonment
d) design

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letters to form a word:

ex_cu_ion

a) i, t
b) c, t
c) e, t
d) e, s

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

The team's tixeocneu of the drill impressed the fire officers.

a) exertion
b) exception
c) excursion
d) execution

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Good execution of a dance means it is ____.

a) planned but never done
b) performed well
c) very short
d) cancelled

2. Execution is formed from which verb?

a) exceed
b) execute
c) exit
d) exert