Basic Details
Word: Bravely
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: In a way that shows courage, without giving in to fear.
Synonyms: courageously, valiantly, heroically, fearlessly
Antonyms: fearfully, cowardly, timidly
How to Spell Bravely
Syllables: brave - ly
Tricky part: Brave ends in a silent e, and that e stays when -ly is added. Many students write bravly.
Watch out for: bravly, braveley, breavely
Memory tip: Brave people do not drop anything, not even a silent e: brave, then ly.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The firefighters bravely carried the children out of the smoke-filled building.
Example 2: Anaya bravely spoke on stage even though her voice shook.
Example 3: The little cat bravely stood its ground against the barking dog.
Fun Fact
The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest award for bravery in war. The first one was awarded to Major Somnath Sharma for his courage in Kashmir in November 1947.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to bravely as used in the sentence:
The soldiers fought bravely to hold the bridge until help arrived.
a) heroically
b) valiantly
c) gallantly
d) fearfully
Show answer
d) fearfully. Fearfully means full of fear; the soldiers who held the bridge were valiant, heroic and gallant instead.
Word Makeup
Only one of these words keeps its final e when -ly is added. Choose it.
a) whole
b) idle
c) subtle
d) brave
Show answer
d) brave. Brave becomes bravely with the e kept; whole, subtle and idle lose it in wholly, subtly and idly.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The young goalkeeper lvayebr dived to her left and stopped the penalty.
a) gravely
b) barely
c) bravely
d) bravery
Show answer
c) bravely. Gravely starts with g and bravery ends in -ery, so only bravely uses the letters of lvayebr.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
bravelly
a) y
b) l
c) e
d) v
Show answer
b) l. The ending is -ly with a single l, so one l comes out.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Someone who acts bravely shows ____.
a) pride
b) laziness
c) courage
d) greed
Show answer
c) courage
2. In which situation is someone acting bravely?
a) A man buys vegetables at the market.
b) A girl sleeps late on a holiday.
c) A nervous child walks up to sing in front of the whole school.
d) A boy eats his lunch at the usual time.
Show answer
c) A nervous child walks up to sing in front of the whole school.
