Spell Bee Word: Annoyed

What does annoyed mean?

Word: Annoyed

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Annoyed means a little bit angry because something keeps bothering you.

Synonyms: cross, irritated

How do you spell annoyed?

Syllables: an - noyed

Tricky part: It has a double n after the a. Children often write only one.

Watch out for: anoyed, anoyd

Memory tip: Two n's for two noisy neighbours: the noisy neighbours annoyed me.

Annoyed in a sentence

Example 1: I was annoyed by the buzzing fly.

Example 2: Papa gets annoyed when the TV is too loud.

Example 3: The teacher was annoyed by the noise.

Fun Fact

Annoy comes from an old French word, anoier, meaning to trouble or bother someone.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) annoyed
b) annoied
c) annoid
d) annoyd

Show answer

a) annoyed. The oy of boy comes first, then ed.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

annoyed

a) upset
b) pleased
c) tired
d) grumpy

Show answer

b) pleased. Pleased is the happy opposite of annoyed.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Riya was ennoyed by the loud music.

a) loud
b) Riya
c) ennoyed
d) music

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c) ennoyed. Ennoyed is spelt the way some people say it, but the word begins with a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would make you annoyed?

a) a cool breeze on a hot day
b) a tap dripping all night
c) a cat purring on your lap
d) a friend sharing her crayons

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b) a tap dripping all night

2. Didi looks annoyed because I hid her book. What should I do?

a) run out of the room
b) laugh at her
c) hide another book
d) say sorry and give it back

Show answer

d) say sorry and give it back

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: cross

More words from this list

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Next steps

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