What does outer mean?
Word: Outer
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Outer means on the outside of something, or further from the middle than the other parts.
How do you spell outer?
Syllables: out - er
Tricky part: Many pupils write the t twice, because the word looks a lot like butter and utter. It has only one t.
Watch out for: outter, outther
Memory tip: Butter and utter double the t because a short vowel sound comes before it. Here the vowel sound before the t is longer, so one t is enough.
Outer in a sentence
Example 1: Please write your name on the outer cover of your notebook.
Example 2: The outer leaves of the cabbage were dry, so Amma pulled them off before cooking.
Example 3: The outer planets of the solar system are very cold because they get so little sunlight.
Fun Fact
Outer space is the name we give to everything beyond the air around the Earth. Scientists often say it begins about 100 kilometres above the ground.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
outer
a) external
b) outside
c) upper
d) inner
Show answer
d) inner. Outside and external mean almost the same as the given word, and upper is the opposite of lower, which leaves the word for the part nearest the middle.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) circle
b) surface
c) corner
d) owter
Show answer
d) owter. This word starts with the ou of out and loud, not the ow of owl.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
We cracked the hard outar shell of the coconut to reach the soft white part.
a) outar
b) cracked
c) white
d) coconut
Show answer
a) outar. Like other, under and water, this describing word ends in er.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
outer____
a) must
b) mast
c) most
d) moast
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c) most. The outermost layer of an onion is the one you peel away first.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Ravi pulls on a raincoat over his school shirt and sweater. Which is his outer layer?
a) the school shirt
b) the sweater
c) his vest
d) the raincoat
Show answer
d) the raincoat
2. Sana is standing on the outer edge of a big round rangoli. Where is she?
a) at its centre
b) close to the centre
c) halfway in
d) near its rim
Show answer
d) near its rim
