What does clearly mean?
Word: Clearly
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: Clearly means in a way that is easy to see, hear or understand; also used to mean that something is obvious.
Synonyms: plainly, obviously, evidently
Antonyms: vaguely, faintly, indistinctly
How do you spell clearly?
Syllables: clear - ly
Tricky part: The ea of clear must stay whole. Students often drop the a, double the e or swap the two letters.
Watch out for: clerly, cleerly, claerly
Memory tip: Hear it clearly: the ear of hear sits right inside cl-ear-ly.
Clearly in a sentence
Example 1: Please write your roll number clearly at the top of the answer sheet.
Example 2: After the rain, the hills behind Shimla stood out clearly against the sky.
Example 3: The coach explained clearly why we had lost the match.
Fun Fact
Clear reached English through Old French cler from Latin clarus, bright, which also gave us clarity and clarify.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. greatful 2. clearly 3. enviroment 4. seperate
a) feeling thanks for a kindness
b) to divide or move apart
c) easily seen, heard or understood
d) the natural world around a person
Show answer
c) easily seen, heard or understood. Clearly is the only correct spelling; the others should be grateful, environment and separate.
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to clearly as used in the sentence:
Through the telescope, the rings of Saturn were clearly visible.
a) rarely
b) distinctly
c) gradually
d) hastily
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b) distinctly. Something seen clearly stands out sharply, which is what distinctly means; gradually is about speed.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
From the top of the hill we could see the old lighthouse lyreacl across the bay.
a) nearly
b) cleanly
c) clearing
d) clearly
Show answer
d) clearly. Cleanly needs an n, clearing an i, n and g, and nearly has no c; the seven letters spell clearly.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
On the morning of the inter-school debate, Meera spoke so clearley into the microphone that even the parents in the last row of the hall could follow every point she made.
a) parents
b) microphone
c) clearley
d) debate
Show answer
c) clearley. Clear takes a plain ly on the end, so no e slips in before the y.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A teacher who explains a topic clearly makes it ____.
a) fun to repeat
b) easy to follow
c) quick to finish
d) hard to forget
Show answer
b) easy to follow
2. In 'Clearly, she had practised hard', which word could replace clearly?
a) Occasionally
b) Eventually
c) Undoubtedly
d) Fortunately
Show answer
c) Undoubtedly
