Spell Bee Word: Completely

What does completely mean?

Word: Completely

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Completely means in every way, with nothing missing or left out.

Synonyms: totally

Antonyms: partly

How do you spell completely?

Syllables: com - plete - ly

Tricky part: A silent e sits just before the ending. It makes no sound, so it is the letter children most often leave out.

Watch out for: completly, completley

Memory tip: Think of that quiet e as a sleeping guest: it says nothing, but it still keeps its seat in the word.

Completely in a sentence

Example 1: The garden was completely white after the hailstorm.

Example 2: At last the jigsaw puzzle is completely finished.

Example 3: Dev was completely soaked after the football match in the rain.

Fun Fact

The word goes back to a Latin word that meant to fill up.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

completely

a) hardly
b) nearly
c) fully
d) mostly

Show answer

c) fully. Fully also means with nothing left out.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

co_pl_tely

a) n, i
b) m, e
c) m, i
d) n, e

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b) m, e. The word opens like computer, and the vowel in the middle beat is the long e of see.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) suddenly
b) completely
c) quietly
d) lovley

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d) lovley. Lovely is the word love with ly added, and the e of love stays.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tylemcpeol

a) completely
b) comlpetely
c) compeltely
d) cmopletely

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a) completely. The word opens with c and closes with y; fit the rest between them.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ria completely forgot her homework. How much of it did she remember?

a) most of it
b) half of it
c) none of it
d) all of it

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c) none of it

2. The jug is completely full. What will happen if Sonu pours in more water?

a) it will become half full
b) it will stay the same
c) it will spill over
d) it will turn cold

Show answer

c) it will spill over

Associated Words

Words that end in -ely: surely, extremely, entirely

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: totally

More words from this list

drummer, glitter, keyboard, notebook, regret, stormy, yoga, blueprint

Next steps

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