What does mutual mean?
Word: Mutual
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Mutual means felt or done in the same way by each of two or more people towards each other.
Antonyms: one-sided
How do you spell mutual?
Syllables: mu - tu - al
Tricky part: The middle t is said with a ch sound, so children write much- at the start. There is no ch in this word.
Watch out for: muchual, mutchual
Memory tip: In your head, say it with a hard t, as in too: 'I like you, and you like me too.' That t is the letter to write.
Mutual in a sentence
Example 1: After the match, the two captains spoke of their mutual respect.
Example 2: The two families reached a mutual agreement about the picnic date.
Example 3: Yuki and I met through a mutual friend at the art class.
Fun Fact
Charles Dickens used the word in the title of his last finished novel, Our Mutual Friend, which came out in 1864 and 1865.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) honist
b) gentel
c) mutual
d) togather
Show answer
c) mutual. Gentle ends in le, honest has an e after the n, and together has an e after the g.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
mutual
a) simple
b) shared
c) separate
d) private
Show answer
b) shared. A mutual feeling is one that both sides have, so it is shared.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
m_tu_l
a) o, a
b) u, o
c) u, a
d) a, a
Show answer
c) u, a. A long u follows the m, and a comes just before the final letter.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The twins have a mutuall liking for spicy pickle.
a) twins
b) liking
c) pickle
d) mutuall
Show answer
d) mutuall. The ending al has one l here, as in usual.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In which case is the liking mutual?
a) Asha likes Lucy but Lucy is unsure.
b) Lucy likes Asha but they have never met.
c) Asha likes figs and Lucy likes mangoes.
d) Asha likes Lucy and Lucy likes Asha.
Show answer
d) Asha likes Lucy and Lucy likes Asha.
2. A mutual friend of Ali and Ben is someone who ____.
a) is older than each boy
b) is a friend of each boy
c) lives far from each boy
d) has never met either boy
Show answer
b) is a friend of each boy
