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Spell Bee Word: angelic


Basic Details

Word: Angelic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Very kind, good, innocent or beautiful, like an angel.

Synonyms: innocent, saintly, heavenly, sweet

Antonyms: devilish, wicked

How to Spell Angelic

Syllables: an - gel - ic

Tricky part: It is angel, not angle: the e comes before the l. The g is soft, said like j.

Watch out for: angellic, angelik, anjelic

Memory tip: Angels have gel in their name: an-gel-ic. If the e moves after the l, you get angle, which belongs to geometry.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The baby looked angelic while she slept.

Example 2: The choir sang with angelic voices at the Christmas concert.

Example 3: Despite his angelic face, my little brother ate all the jalebis.

Fun Fact

Angel comes from the Greek word angelos, which simply meant messenger.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

angelic

a) innocent
b) devilish
c) heavenly
d) saintly

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b) devilish. Devilish describes someone up to mischief or worse, the very opposite of an angel.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) angellic
b) poetic
c) heroic
d) magnetic

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a) angellic. Angel has one l, and adding ic does not double it.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The little girl in the school play wore white wings and had an angelik smile.

a) wings
b) smile
c) angelik
d) little

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c) angelik. The ending is ic, as in heroic and poetic.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lecagni

a) angelic
b) glacier
c) angling
d) gelatin

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a) angelic. Angling needs a second g and n, glacier an r, and gelatin a t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Someone with an angelic nature is ____.

a) very kind and gentle
b) always late
c) quick to lose their temper
d) very tall

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a) very kind and gentle

2. A singer with an angelic voice sings ____.

a) in a harsh shout
b) without sound
c) out of tune
d) very sweetly and purely

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d) very sweetly and purely

Associated Words

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