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Spell Bee Word: daily


Basic Details

Word: Daily

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Happening, done or produced every day. It can also be used as an adverb, as in she practises daily.

Synonyms: everyday, regular

Antonyms: occasional, rare

How to Spell Daily

Syllables: dai - ly

Tricky part: Day plus ly should make dayly, but the y changes to i: daily. It is an exception to the usual rule.

Watch out for: dayly, dailly, daly

Memory tip: Day changes its y to i, the same way say becomes said and pay becomes paid.

Usage Examples

Example 1: She does her daily riyaz on the harmonium every morning.

Example 2: Brushing your teeth is a daily habit.

Example 3: The daily newspaper lands on our balcony at six.

Fun Fact

Bombay Samachar, started in 1822, is often called the oldest newspaper in Asia that is still published.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

One word in the list is misspelt. Choose what that word means.

1. monthly 2. weekly 3. yearly 4. dayly

a) happening once a year
b) happening once a month
c) happening every day
d) happening once a week

Show answer

c) happening every day. Dayly is wrong; day changes its y to i and becomes daily, unlike the other three.

Word Connection

Choose the word closest in meaning to daily as used in the sentence:

Grandpa takes a daily walk along the lake in the morning before the traffic starts.

a) rare
b) weekly
c) everyday
d) late

Show answer

c) everyday. A daily walk is an everyday walk.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

Our class keeps a ldiya record of the weather on the chart near the window.

a) daily
b) dimly
c) dally
d) dairy

Show answer

a) daily. Only daily is built from d, a, i, l and y; dally doubles the l and dairy brings in an r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A daily newspaper comes out ____.

a) every year
b) every day
c) every month
d) every week

Show answer

b) every day

2. Which word follows the same y-to-i change as daily?

a) stayed
b) laid
c) prayed
d) played

Show answer

b) laid

Associated Words

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Next steps

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