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Spell Bee Word: Delight


Basic Details

Word: Delight

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A feeling of great happiness. Something that gives you great joy can also be called a delight.

Synonyms: joy, pleasure, happiness

Antonyms: misery, sorrow

How to Spell Delight

Syllables: de - light

Tricky part: The end is light, with a silent gh. Delite looks right to many pupils, but it is an old spelling no longer used.

Watch out for: delite, dilight, delihgt

Memory tip: Light is hiding inside delight: de + light. Picture a face that lights up with delight.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The children shouted with delight when the first monsoon rain fell.

Example 2: Grandma's mango pickle is a delight.

Example 3: To my delight, my name was on the winners' list.

Fun Fact

In older English this word was spelt delite. The gh crept in during the 1500s because writers made it look like light, a word it is not related to.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

delight

a) joy
b) pleasure
c) glee
d) misery

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d) misery. Misery is deep unhappiness, the opposite of delight.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tghilde

a) dlieght
b) deilght
c) delight
d) delihgt

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c) delight. Spot light in the letters; d and e go in front.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The baby laughed with delite as the bubbles floated around the room.

a) delite
b) bubbles
c) baby
d) room

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a) delite. Delight ends with ight, the same as night and bright.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A surprise birthday party would fill most children with ____.

a) delight
b) boredom
c) fear
d) anger

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a) delight

2. Grandma smiled with delight. She felt ____.

a) afraid
b) very pleased
c) angry
d) bored

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b) very pleased

Associated Words

concealappearancetoothpastedisgustingsuite
chandeliersensitivityhonourgalaxydrought

Next steps

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