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Spell Bee Word: Expect


What does expect mean?

Word: Expect

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Expect means to think that something will probably happen, or to wait for someone or something to arrive.

Synonyms: await

How do you spell expect?

Syllables: ex - pect

Tricky part: The end is pect, not pact, and there is no c before the p.

Watch out for: expact, expeckt

Memory tip: Expect, respect and inspect all end in pect. Learn the three as a set.

Expect in a sentence

Example 1: We expect rain this afternoon.

Example 2: I am expecting a parcel from my cousin in Australia.

Example 3: The teacher expects us to finish the chapter by Friday.

Fun Fact

Expect comes from a Latin word meaning to look out for or wait for, which is why expect can still mean waiting for someone to arrive.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

expect

a) ition
b) ution
c) tion
d) ation

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d) ation. Expect + ation gives expectation, a hope about what will happen.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) expect
b) suprise
c) recieve
d) beleive

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a) expect. Expect is right; receive needs ei, believe needs ie and surprise has an r after the u.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: expect

a) forget
b) ignore
c) anticipate
d) refuse

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c) anticipate. To anticipate something is to expect it to happen.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

exspect

a) x
b) s
c) t
d) c

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b) s. Expect has no s: the p comes straight after the x.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Expect and accept are often mixed up. Which sentence is correct?

a) Please expect this small gift.
b) I expect my results next week.
c) I expect your apology, thank you.
d) She expected the prize with a smile.

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b) I expect my results next week.

2. "I expect you are tired after the long trip," said Gran. Here expect means...

a) hope
b) order
c) suppose
d) forget

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c) suppose

Associated Words

Words that end in -ect: reject, disrespect, detect, imperfect, perfect, neglect

More words from this list

impact, memory, preach, scroll, tone, accurate, builder, delightful

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