What does prospect mean?
Word: Prospect
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Prospect means the possibility or hope that something will happen in the future.
Synonyms: outlook
How do you spell prospect?
Syllables: pros - pect
Tricky part: The word ends in ct, and both letters are needed, though the t is often swallowed in fast speech: prospeck and prospet are wrong.
Watch out for: prospeck, prospet
Memory tip: Your prospects are what you can expect from the future, and prospect ends with the same ct as expect.
Prospect in a sentence
Example 1: The prospect of meeting her favourite author kept Anaya awake all night.
Example 2: Our team's prospects look bright after today's win.
Example 3: He faced the prospect of moving to Delhi with mixed feelings.
Fun Fact
During the California Gold Rush of 1849, thousands of prospectors searched rivers for gold, and to prospect still means to search the ground for minerals.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Rearrange the jumbled letters in the sentence to form the right word:
The csptreop of a long summer holiday cheered up the whole class.
a) project
b) aspect
c) respect
d) prospect
Show answer
d) prospect. Respect has two e's, aspect has no o or r, and project needs a j; only prospect uses these letters.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word prospect as used in the sentence:
There is little prospect of rain in Jaipur this week.
a) fear
b) chance
c) history
d) memory
Show answer
b) chance. Little prospect of rain means little chance of it.
Word Cookie
One letter in this word is not needed. Find it:
prosspect
a) s
b) o
c) p
d) r
Show answer
a) s. A single s follows the pro.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. prospect 2. ambition 3. future 4. carrear
a) a strong wish to achieve something
b) the series of jobs a person does in their working life
c) the hope that something good will happen
d) the time that is still to come
Show answer
b) the series of jobs a person does in their working life. Career has one r in the middle and ends in eer; the other three are correct.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A student with good job prospects ____.
a) is likely to find good work
b) has just lost a job
c) never wants to work
d) already has a job
Show answer
a) is likely to find good work
2. From the hilltop we enjoyed a fine prospect of the valley. Here prospect means ____.
a) map
b) view
c) climb
d) path
Show answer
b) view
