What does suppose mean?
Word: Suppose
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Suppose means to think something is probably true without being sure. We also say suppose when we imagine something: Suppose it rains, what will we do?
Synonyms: think, imagine
How do you spell suppose?
Syllables: sup - pose
Tricky part: There are two p's, though you hear only one. Some children end it with a z, writing suppoze, or leave off the e.
Watch out for: suppoze, suppos, suppoes
Memory tip: Suppose doubles its p, just as support and opposite do.
Suppose in a sentence
Example 1: I suppose the shop is closed on Sunday.
Example 2: Suppose you found a lost puppy; what would you do?
Example 3: I suppose Dadi will bring sweets when she visits.
Fun Fact
Suppose came into English from Old French supposer, which goes back to the Latin supponere, 'to put under'.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
s_pp_se
a) a, o
b) o, o
c) u, o
d) u, a
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c) u, o. The first vowel is the u of support, and the second is an o.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) wunder
b) imagin
c) beleive
d) suppose
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d) suppose. Believe has ie, imagine ends in an e and wonder has an o.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: suppose
a) guess
b) deny
c) promise
d) forget
Show answer
a) guess. When you suppose, you make a guess about what is true.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ospupes
a) usppose
b) suppose
c) soppuse
d) osppuse
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b) suppose. Usppose, soppuse and osppuse keep the two p's and the se ending but put the s, u and o in the wrong places.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Tara says, 'I suppose it will rain today.' How sure is Tara?
a) sure it will not
b) totally sure
c) not fully sure
d) not thinking of it
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c) not fully sure
2. 'You are supposed to wear your tie on Mondays.' What is the speaker telling you?
a) you wore it last Monday
b) you may wear it if you like
c) you are expected to wear it
d) you are not allowed to wear it
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c) you are expected to wear it
