Basic Details
Word: Thus
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: In this way, or as a result of this. It is a slightly formal word for so or therefore.
Synonyms: so, therefore, hence
How to Spell Thus
Syllables: thus
Tricky part: Just four letters with a single s at the end. Students sometimes write thuss or swap the u for a.
Watch out for: thuss, thas, thuse
Memory tip: Thus is the word us with th in front: th + us.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The shop had run out of milk, and thus we had black tea.
Example 2: Hold the brush thus, with your fingers close to the bristles.
Example 3: Thus far, our team has not lost a single match this season.
Fun Fact
Thus was already in use in Old English, where scribes wrote it with an old letter called thorn in place of th.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word thus as it is used in the sentence:
Heavy rain had flooded the main road; thus the school bus took the longer route past the station.
a) although
b) however
c) meanwhile
d) therefore
Show answer
d) therefore. Thus here tells us what happened because of the rain, and therefore does the same job.
Spell-o-Spell
Read the four words. Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word:
1. thus 2. otherwize 3. meenwhile 4. furthurmore
a) as a result of this
b) while something else is happening
c) in addition; also
d) if not; or else
Show answer
a) as a result of this. Furthermore keeps the further spelling, meanwhile has ea, and otherwise ends in se.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The final was washed out by rain, and hsut it was moved to Sunday.
a) thus
b) huts
c) shut
d) thud
Show answer
a) thus. Shut and huts use the same four letters, but only thus makes sense in the sentence.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Thus far means ____.
a) very far away
b) too late
c) for ever
d) up to now
Show answer
d) up to now
2. In which sentence does thus mean in this way?
a) Fold the paper thus, corner to corner.
b) It rained, thus the match stopped.
c) The bus was late, thus we walked.
d) She was tired, thus she slept.
Show answer
a) Fold the paper thus, corner to corner.
