What does fabulous mean?
Word: Fabulous
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Fabulous means extremely good or enjoyable, or so amazing that it hardly seems real.
Synonyms: marvellous, amazing
Antonyms: awful, terrible
How do you spell fabulous?
Syllables: fab - u - lous
Tricky part: The letter in the middle is u, not e or o: say the word slowly and you can hear it say its own name, you.
Watch out for: fabolous, fabelous, fabulouse
Memory tip: The middle letter of fabulous sounds just like the word you. Tell a friend, You look fabulous, and listen for it.
Fabulous in a sentence
Example 1: Mummy made a fabulous chocolate cake for my birthday.
Example 2: We had a fabulous time at the Rann Utsav.
Example 3: The school play had fabulous costumes and lights.
Fun Fact
Fabulous first meant 'from a fable', so a fabulous creature, such as a dragon, was one found only in stories.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
fabulous
a) wonderful
b) boring
c) hopeful
d) ordinary
Show answer
a) wonderful. Fabulous and wonderful both mean very good indeed.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
fabbulous
a) l
b) u
c) b
d) s
Show answer
c) b. Fab has just one b, the same as in fable.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) delightful
b) beautiful
c) fabulus
d) marvellous
Show answer
c) fabulus. Fabulous needs an o before the last two letters, just like famous.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
buflosau
a) fabulous
b) fabluous
c) faublous
d) fbaulous
Show answer
a) fabulous. Fab comes first, then the you sound, then lous.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which review would a fabulous film most likely get?
a) One star: the sound was poor.
b) Five stars: we loved every minute.
c) Three stars: it was just all right.
d) Two stars: it was far too long.
Show answer
b) Five stars: we loved every minute.
2. Diya's day out was anything but fabulous. What happened?
a) She got the gift she wanted.
b) She won a prize at the fair.
c) She saw dolphins at the beach.
d) Her pizza came burnt and soggy.
Show answer
d) Her pizza came burnt and soggy.
