What does predictable mean?
Word: Predictable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Predictable means happening or behaving in a way that you could have guessed before it happened.
How do you spell predictable?
Syllables: pre - dict - a - ble
Tricky part: The ending is able, not ible. Both sound the same, so this one has to be remembered.
Watch out for: predictible, predictabel
Memory tip: When a whole verb you can still see sits in front of the ending, the ending is usually able, as in readable and washable.
Predictable in a sentence
Example 1: Our morning routine is so predictable that the dog waits by the door at seven.
Example 2: The weather in Chennai in May is quite predictable: hot and humid.
Example 3: Some puzzles are fun because the answers are not predictable.
Fun Fact
Tides are very predictable: tables printed months ahead show when the sea will be high or low at each port.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
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a) i, k
b) i, c
c) e, c
d) e, k
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c) e, c. Pre means before, and the dict part is the same as in dictionary.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
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a) predicament
b) prediction
c) predictable
d) predicate
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c) predictable. Only one option uses exactly these eleven letters: prediction needs an o and an n.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
predictable
a) usual
b) expected
c) surprising
d) regular
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c) surprising. A surprising ending is one that nobody saw coming.
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
____predictable
a) un
b) non
c) mis
d) dis
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a) un. Un makes a word for something that keeps people guessing.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The film's ending was predictable. How did most viewers probably feel at the end?
a) they were shocked
b) they were confused
c) they knew what was coming
d) they wanted it to be longer
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c) they knew what was coming
2. Which of these is the most predictable?
a) the next song on the radio
b) the shape of the next cloud
c) the result of a coin toss
d) the sun rising tomorrow
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d) the sun rising tomorrow
