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Spell Bee Word: Delighted

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What does delighted mean?

Word: Delighted

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Delighted means very happy and pleased about something.

Synonyms: happy, glad, pleased

Antonyms: upset

How do you spell delighted?

Syllables: de - light - ed

Tricky part: The igh in the middle says a long i, and the g and h are silent. Children often write delited.

Watch out for: delited, delightid, delightted

Memory tip: The word light shines in the middle: de-LIGHT-ed. A delighted face lights up.

Delighted in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma was delighted with her birthday card.

Example 2: We were delighted to see snow in the Alps.

Example 3: The team was delighted to win the match.

Fun Fact

Delight first came into English as delite; the gh was added later to make it look like light.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

delighted

a) proud
b) kind
c) joyful
d) sad

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d) sad. Someone delighted is very happy, and sad is the opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) surprise
b) dilighted
c) holiday
d) birthday

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b) dilighted. Delighted begins with de, not di.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

delighteed

a) t
b) e
c) g
d) l

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b) e. Only one e is needed in the ed at the end.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lidghetde

a) edlighted
b) delighted
c) delightde
d) dleighted

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b) delighted. Find light in the letters first, then fit the rest around it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which face would a delighted child make?

a) a frown
b) a sleepy yawn
c) a big smile
d) a cross look

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c) a big smile

2. Which would make most children delighted?

a) a torn page
b) a broken pencil
c) a surprise gift
d) a lost toy

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c) a surprise gift

Associated Words

Words that end in -ted: excited, exhausted, disappointed, agitated

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: glad, pleased, upset

More words from this list

fuss, however, meatball, poke, short, through, ache, bulky

Next steps

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