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Spell Bee Word: Chilly


What does chilly mean?

Word: Chilly

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Chilly means cold enough to make you feel uncomfortable.

Synonyms: cold, cool

Antonyms: warm, hot

Sounds like: chilli (a small, hot-tasting red or green vegetable used in cooking)

How do you spell chilly?

Syllables: chil - ly

Tricky part: It is chill + y, so there are two l's. Children often write chily with one.

Watch out for: chily, chiley

Memory tip: Feeling chilly? Add y to chill and keep both l's. Chilli with an i is the spicy one you put in food.

Chilly in a sentence

Example 1: It was a chilly morning, so I wore my sweater to school.

Example 2: A chilly wind blew across the hills of Scotland.

Example 3: The water in the river felt chilly on my feet.

Fun Fact

When you feel chilly, your body may start to shiver. The quick shaking of your muscles makes heat that warms you up.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) sun : sunny
b) fog : foggy
c) chill : chilly
d) wind : windey

Show answer

d) wind : windey. Wind just takes y: windy.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

chilly

a) child
b) icy
c) ill
d) hill

Show answer

a) child. There is no d in chilly, so child cannot be made.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

yhilcl 123456

a) 523416
b) 526314
c) 523461
d) 253461

Show answer

c) 523461. The numbers pick out c, h, i, l, l, y.

Sound Check

Which word does not rhyme with the given word?

chilly

a) hilly
b) lily
c) jolly
d) silly

Show answer

c) jolly. Jolly has the 'o' sound of dog, so it does not rhyme with chilly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which month is most likely to be chilly in Delhi?

a) May
b) June
c) August
d) January

Show answer

d) January

2. On a chilly morning, what might you see when you breathe out?

a) a cloud of dust
b) tiny drops of rain
c) a shiny rainbow
d) a puff of white mist

Show answer

d) a puff of white mist

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: cold, cool, warm

More words from this list

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Next steps

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The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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