What does brightly mean?
Word: Brightly
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: Brightly means in a way that gives out a lot of light or has strong colour. It can also mean in a cheerful, lively way.
Synonyms: radiantly, brilliantly, vividly, cheerfully
Antonyms: dully, gloomily
How do you spell brightly?
Syllables: bright - ly
Tricky part: The igh group is the hard part: the gh is silent but must be written, and it comes after the i, not before it.
Watch out for: britely, brigthly, brihgtly
Memory tip: Remember 'I get hot' under a bright lamp: the three middle letters of bright run i, g, h, in that order.
Brightly in a sentence
Example 1: The diyas glowed brightly on every balcony during Diwali.
Example 2: She smiled brightly when her name was announced.
Example 3: The classroom walls were brightly painted in yellow and blue.
Fun Fact
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Only the Moon and some planets, such as Venus and Jupiter, outshine it.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. brightly 2. appologise 3. conscientous 4. reccomend
a) to say sorry for something
b) in a way that gives out a lot of light
c) careful to do your work well and thoroughly
d) to suggest something as good or suitable
Show answer
b) in a way that gives out a lot of light. Apologise needs only one p, recommend has one c and two m's, and conscientious keeps its i before -ous; brightly is the word left.
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to brightly as used in the sentence:
The stars shone brightly over the Thar desert on the night of our camp.
a) intensely
b) gloriously
c) dimly
d) dazzlingly
Show answer
c) dimly. Dimly describes a faint light; dazzlingly, gloriously and intensely all describe strong light.
Mingle-Mangle
Rearrange the jumbled letters in the sentence to form the right word:
Paper lanterns swayed lybtirgh above the street during the festival.
a) rightly
b) tightly
c) brightness
d) brightly
Show answer
d) brightly. Rightly and tightly have no b, and brightness has an n and two s's the jumble lacks.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Rows of tiny oil lamps burned brightley along the old temple wall until the early hours of the morning.
a) brightley
b) tiny
c) morning
d) temple
Show answer
a) brightley. Brightly takes a plain -ly with no e, so brightley is the slip.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If the street lamps were burning brightly after sunset, they were ____.
a) covered to save power
b) giving out strong light
c) turned off for the night
d) flickering weakly in the wind
Show answer
b) giving out strong light
2. 'Tara waved brightly from the train window.' Here brightly tells us ____.
a) where she waved
b) why she waved
c) when she waved
d) how she waved
Show answer
d) how she waved
