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Spell Bee Word: Bliss


What does bliss mean?

Word: Bliss

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Bliss means very great happiness, the calm kind that makes you want nothing more.

Synonyms: joy, delight, happiness

Antonyms: sorrow

How do you spell bliss?

Syllables: bliss

Tricky part: The vowel is a short i. Children who stretch the sound write ee or y (blees, blyss), but bliss has a plain i.

Watch out for: bliz, blees, blyss

Memory tip: Picture a cat in bliss on a sunny windowsill, its eyes shut to two thin lines, as thin as the i in the middle of the word.

Bliss in a sentence

Example 1: A cold glass of nimbu pani on a hot day is pure bliss.

Example 2: The baby slept in bliss on her mother's shoulder.

Example 3: For Rohan, a holiday with no homework is bliss.

Fun Fact

The saying ignorance is bliss comes from a poem written in 1742 by the English poet Thomas Gray.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

bliss

a) comfort
b) calm
c) rest
d) misery

Show answer

d) misery. Misery is deep sadness, the very opposite of perfect happiness.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) progress
b) blis
c) princess
d) address

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b) blis. Address, princess and progress are all spelt right; bliss needs a second s to be complete.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

blisse

a) l
b) s
c) i
d) e

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d) e. There is no e at the end of bliss.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

sibls

a) bliss
b) bilss
c) bslis
d) blsis

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a) bliss. Bl opens the word, and the plain i comes straight after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grandma sank into the warm bath and sighed, 'Pure bliss.' How did she feel?

a) a bit worried
b) quite sleepy
c) rather bored
d) very content

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d) very content

2. Pure bliss for most children would be:

a) a long nap after a busy day
b) a missed bus in the rain
c) a cut on your knee in a game
d) a lost lunch box at school

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a) a long nap after a busy day

Associated Words

necklacegradualslowawetorture
launchcomplaincomfortclerkapplaud

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