Basic Details
Word: Fact
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Something that is known to be true or to have really happened, and can be checked.
Synonyms: truth, reality, certainty
Antonyms: fiction, opinion, myth
How to Spell Fact
Syllables: fact
Tricky part: The word ends in ct. Students sometimes write a k or drop the c because the sound is quick.
Watch out for: fakt, fackt, fac
Memory tip: Fact ends with the same ct as act and exact. There is no k anywhere in it.
Idioms and Phrases
- as a matter of fact: used to add something true, often surprising Example: "As a matter of fact, I have been to Leh twice."
Usage Examples
Example 1: It is a fact that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
Example 2: Check every fact before you put it in your project.
Example 3: The fact is, we missed the bus because we woke up late.
Fun Fact
Fact comes from Latin factum, a thing done; the word feat, a brave or skilful act, comes from the same Latin word through French.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. opinnion 2. statistcs 3. fact 4. hypothesys
a) numbers collected to describe something
b) what a person thinks or believes about something
c) an idea suggested to explain something, still to be tested
d) something that is known to be true
Show answer
d) something that is known to be true. Opinion takes one n, hypothesis ends is, statistics has an i before cs; fact needs no fixing.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word fact as used in the sentence:
Every fact in the science report was checked by two teachers.
a) truth
b) reality
c) myth
d) certainty
Show answer
c) myth. A fact can be checked and found true; a myth cannot.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The quiz master asked us to separate each fakt from each opinion in the newspaper article before we wrote our own short report on it.
a) article
b) fakt
c) opinion
d) separate
Show answer
b) fakt. Fact ends in ct, as in act.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Only one of these statements is a fact. Choose it:
a) Mumbai is on the west coast of India.
b) Mumbai's food is the tastiest.
c) Mumbai is more fun than Chennai.
d) Mumbai is the best city in the world.
Show answer
a) Mumbai is on the west coast of India.
2. 'In fact' is used to ____.
a) change the subject of a conversation
b) ask a polite question of someone
c) add a stronger or surprising point
d) say goodbye at the end of a talk
Show answer
c) add a stronger or surprising point
