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Spell Bee Word: Outcome


What does outcome mean?

Word: Outcome

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Outcome means what happens in the end, after a game, a test, a plan or an event.

Synonyms: end, effect

Antonyms: cause

How do you spell outcome?

Syllables: out - come

Tricky part: Outcome ends with a silent e, and it is written as one word, with no space.

Watch out for: outcom, out come

Memory tip: The silent e at the end is like the final whistle of a match: you hardly notice it, but the outcome is not complete without it.

Outcome in a sentence

Example 1: We were nervous while waiting for the outcome of the match.

Example 2: The outcome of the vote was a surprise to everyone.

Example 3: Hard work usually leads to a good outcome.

Fun Fact

In a cricket coin toss the outcome is pure chance; a fair coin lands heads about half the time.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) autcome
b) outkome
c) owtcome
d) outcome

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d) outcome. The first half is spelt ou, and the hard c sound is a c, not a k.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: outcome

a) beginning
b) result
c) question
d) reason

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b) result. The result is what you get at the end, just like the outcome.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

outcomme

a) m
b) e
c) o
d) c

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a) m. There is only one m in outcome.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

cuomteo

a) ouctome
b) outocme
c) outcome
d) toucome

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c) outcome. Outocme, ouctome and toucome each put one letter in the wrong place.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The outcome of a race tells you ____.

a) how many people watched
b) who won
c) how long the track is
d) when it started

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b) who won

2. Sara was worried about the outcome of her exam. She wanted to know ____.

a) where she would sit
b) which pen to use
c) what time it began
d) what marks she got

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d) what marks she got

Associated Words

stronglandladydictionaryplumpalive
capturecomprehendspectacleloyaltydecision

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