What does fantasy mean?
Word: Fantasy
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Fantasy means a pleasant picture in your mind of something that is not real or is very unlikely to happen. It is also a kind of story full of magic and imaginary worlds.
Synonyms: daydream
How do you spell fantasy?
Syllables: fan - ta - sy
Tricky part: The hissing sound in the last part is spelt with s. Pupils sometimes use a c and write fantacy, or add an e and write fantasey.
Watch out for: fantacy, fantasey
Memory tip: S for story: a fantasy is often a story, and both words use an s for their hissing sound.
Fantasy in a sentence
Example 1: Harsh's favourite fantasy series has a map of an imaginary kingdom inside the cover.
Example 2: Winning a trip to the Moon is a fun fantasy, but Dia knows it will not happen this year.
Example 3: Our class wrote fantasy stories about flying elephants and singing rivers.
Fun Fact
The everyday word fancy started life in the Middle Ages as a shortened form of fantasy.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
f_nt_sy
a) a, a
b) a, i
c) a, e
d) e, a
Show answer
a) a, a. Both gaps hold the same short vowel, a.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
fantasy
a) fairy tale
b) illusion
c) reality
d) imagination
Show answer
c) reality. Reality is what is true and actually happens.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tafsany
a) factory
b) fancy
c) fantasy
d) fanatic
Show answer
c) fantasy. The jumble has seven letters including an s and a y, and only one word uses them all.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) fantasy
b) mistery
c) adventure
d) imagination
Show answer
b) mistery. Mystery uses a y after the m.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Riya's dream of flying to school on a dragon is best called a fantasy because it ____.
a) was written down for Monday
b) could never really happen
c) was a rule her teacher made
d) was printed in the newspaper
Show answer
b) could never really happen
2. Which book is most likely to be shelved under fantasy in a library?
a) a cookbook of quick breakfasts
b) a guide to railway timetables
c) a tale of wizards and talking trees
d) a life story of a cricket captain
Show answer
c) a tale of wizards and talking trees
