What does fruition mean?
Word: Fruition
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Fruition means the successful end of a plan or piece of work, when it finally produces the hoped-for result.
Synonyms: fulfilment, achievement
How do you spell fruition?
Syllables: fru - i - tion
Tricky part: Pupils tend to hear a familiar word at the start and then add an extra syllable, ending up with fruitition. The spoken word is shorter than that, so the letters must stop sooner.
Watch out for: fruitition, frution
Memory tip: One it is enough. Before you move on, cross out any second it you find in your answer.
Fruition in a sentence
Example 1: After three years of saving, Papa's dream of a small bakery finally came to fruition.
Example 2: The school garden project came to fruition when the first tomatoes were picked in March.
Example 3: Months of rehearsal were brought to fruition on the night of the annual concert.
Fun Fact
Its Latin source is a verb meaning to enjoy, so the word first meant enjoying something. The sense of a plan finally succeeding came much later, helped by the way the word looks like the name of something sweet that grows on trees.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
One word in this sentence is misspelt. Find it:
Our plan for a rooftop libary came to fruition only after the volunteers had painted the walls and arranged the shelves neatly.
a) volunteers
b) libary
c) shelves
d) fruition
Show answer
b) libary. Speech often skips the r after the b, but library needs it.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
fr_iti_n
a) u, o
b) u, a
c) o, a
d) o, o
Show answer
a) u, o. The word opens with the vowels of suit and closes with the common tion ending.
Mingle-Mangle
Unscramble the jumbled word in the sentence and choose it:
The years of hard work by the village team came to niuftrio when the new well gave clean water.
a) fruition
b) function
c) friction
d) fraction
Show answer
a) fruition. A happy end to a plan is the sense here, while friction, fraction and function would each need a c.
Spell-o-Spell
Find the correctly spelt word in the list and choose its meaning.
1. fruition 2. conoisseur 3. mischievious 4. caracature
a) fond of playful tricks and teasing
b) a funny drawing that exaggerates a face
c) an expert judge of art, food or music
d) the moment when long effort pays off
Show answer
d) the moment when long effort pays off. Connoisseur has a double n, mischievous has no i before its ending, and caricature has an i after the r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which event shows a plan coming to fruition?
a) a pupil wonders whether the town needs a bridge
b) the first meeting is held to discuss a new bridge
c) the new bridge opens after five years of fundraising
d) a committee is still arguing about a new bridge
Show answer
c) the new bridge opens after five years of fundraising
2. A writer who says a novel is nearing fruition means the book is ____
a) too long to sell in the shops
b) only a rough idea at this stage
c) almost finished and close to success
d) being read by very young children
Show answer
c) almost finished and close to success
