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Spell Bee Word: Outrageous


Basic Details

Word: Outrageous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Very shocking, unfair or unusual, so that people are surprised or angry.

Synonyms: shocking, scandalous

Antonyms: reasonable, acceptable

How to Spell Outrageous

Syllables: out - ra - geous

Tricky part: The e after g stays: geous. Without it the g would sound hard, as in go.

Watch out for: outragous, outrageus, outragious

Memory tip: Build it as outrage + ous, keeping the e of outrage, the same way courage becomes courageous.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Charging fifty rupees for one small toffee is outrageous.

Example 2: The clown wore an outrageous hat with a fish on top.

Example 3: Her excuse for not doing homework was so outrageous that we all laughed.

Fun Fact

Outrageous does not come from out plus rage; it goes back to Old French outrage, from Latin ultra, beyond.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gorgious
b) dangerus
c) outrageous
d) courageus

Show answer

c) outrageous. Courageous, gorgeous and dangerous are all misspelt, which leaves outrageous.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

out_ag_ous

a) l, e
b) r, i
c) r, a
d) r, e

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d) r, e. Out takes an r to make outrage, and its e stays before ous.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: outrageous

a) polite
b) shocking
c) fair
d) ordinary

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b) shocking. Outrageous things shock people, so shocking is the closest word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would most people call outrageous?

a) a short bus ride
b) a quiet afternoon
c) a hundred rupees for one glass of water
d) a free school library

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c) a hundred rupees for one glass of water

2. An outrageous joke is one that is ____.

a) very boring
b) very shocking or wild
c) very short
d) very old

Show answer

b) very shocking or wild

Associated Words

selfishfreshbeachseparaterely
dishwasherdiscardcardboardrubbishgem

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