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Spell Bee Word: Cuddly


What does cuddly mean?

Word: Cuddly

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Cuddly means soft and warm, so that you want to hold it close in your arms.

How do you spell cuddly?

Syllables: cud - dly

Tricky part: There are two d's in the middle, just as in cuddle. With one d the word would read like cud-ly.

Watch out for: cudly, cudddly

Memory tip: See the two d's as two teddy bears sitting side by side on a shelf.

Cuddly in a sentence

Example 1: My little brother will not sleep without his cuddly rabbit.

Example 2: The new puppy is small and cuddly, with very soft ears.

Example 3: Grandma knitted a cuddly blanket for the baby.

Fun Fact

Cuddle, the word cuddly comes from, has been used in English for about five hundred years, though nobody is sure where it came from.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the unfinished word to complete the sentence:

Ria's new teddy bear is soft and cudd____.

a) ly
b) lee
c) ley
d) lie

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a) ly. The e of cuddle drops before the y is added.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

c_ddly

a) i
b) a
c) u
d) o

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c) u. It is the short u of cup.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) feathery
b) fluffy
c) silky
d) furrey

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d) furrey. Furry is fur with a double r and a plain y.

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

dylcud

a) describes a road that is full of holes
b) describes a room that is cold and dark
c) describes a fruit that tastes sour
d) describes a toy that is lovely to squeeze

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d) describes a toy that is lovely to squeeze. Put dylcud in order and you get cuddly, a word for something soft to hug.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meera says her new pet is very cuddly. Her pet is most likely a...

a) beetle
b) goldfish
c) tortoise
d) kitten

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d) kitten

2. Which of these words is closest in meaning to cuddle?

a) push
b) hug
c) tickle
d) poke

Show answer

b) hug

Associated Words

More Class 3 Winter Spell Bee words starting with c: citrus, cocoon, clinic, chisel, cylinder, cymbal

More words from this list

evaporation, heap, meat, process, spotless, thatch, woody, brief

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