Spell Bee Word: Outfit

What does outfit mean?

Word: Outfit

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Outfit means a set of clothes that you wear together, often for a special event or activity.

How do you spell outfit?

Syllables: out - fit

Tricky part: The ow sound at the start is written ou. Children who spell by sound sometimes write owtfit.

Watch out for: owtfit, owtfitt

Memory tip: Out goes the ow sound and in comes ou: an outfit never wears a w.

Outfit in a sentence

Example 1: Meena wore a yellow outfit to her cousin's wedding.

Example 2: The dancers changed into their red outfits for the last song.

Example 3: My cricket outfit is white from my cap to my shoes.

Fun Fact

Outfit can also mean a small group of people who work together, such as a band, though at school you will mostly meet it for clothes.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

futoit

a) uotfit
b) outfitt
c) outfite
d) outfit

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d) outfit. The ow sound comes first, before the f.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

outffit

a) u
b) i
c) f
d) t

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c) f. A single f sits in the middle of this word.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) uniform
b) outfit
c) trousers
d) jaket

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d) jaket. Jacket has a c before the k; the other three are spelt correctly.

Word Cookie

Fill in the two missing letters to complete the word:

ou_f_t

a) t, e
b) t, a
c) d, i
d) t, i

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d) t, i. The sound before the f is a plain t, and the short i sound is spelt i.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kabir is choosing an outfit for school sports day. Which is best?

a) a T-shirt, shorts and trainers
b) a suit and a tie
c) a raincoat and wellies
d) a woollen coat and boots

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a) a T-shirt, shorts and trainers

2. Arjun's outfit for the school play is ready. What has he got ready?

a) the lines he has to learn
b) the tickets for his family
c) the chairs for the audience
d) the clothes he will wear on stage

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d) the clothes he will wear on stage

Associated Words

Words that start with out: outdoors, outcome, outstanding

More words from this list

rudder, swimming, airport, bridge, contain, enormous, group, ladle

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

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