What does delightful mean?
Word: Delightful
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Delightful means very pleasant and enjoyable; giving great happiness.
Synonyms: lovely, pleasant
Antonyms: unpleasant, awful
How do you spell delightful?
Syllables: de - light - ful
Tricky part: The gh in the middle is silent but must be written, just as in light and night.
Watch out for: delitful, delihtful, delightfel
Memory tip: Delight borrowed its gh from light, night and bright, so write it the way you write those words.
Delightful in a sentence
Example 1: We spent a delightful evening by the lake in Bhopal.
Example 2: The puppy's tricks were delightful to watch.
Example 3: What a delightful smell of fresh jalebis!
Fun Fact
Delight has nothing to do with light. It came from Old French delit, and writers added the gh in the 1500s to make it look like light.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
delight
a) fol
b) ful
c) fel
d) full
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b) ful. As an ending, full drops one l, as in hopeful and cheerful.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
delightful
a) boring
b) charming
c) dreadful
d) gloomy
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b) charming. Something charming pleases you, as a delightful thing does.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
hgutdilefl
a) delightful
b) lighthouse
c) delighted
d) frightful
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a) delightful. Frightful needs an r, lighthouse an o and an s, and delighted a second d and e, so delightful is the answer.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) dilightful
b) amazing
c) enjoyable
d) interesting
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a) dilightful. It begins with de, as in decide and depend.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would most children call delightful?
a) a flat tyre on the way home
b) a surprise trip to the beach
c) a power cut during a film
d) a long wait at the dentist
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b) a surprise trip to the beach
2. Grandma said the garden party was delightful. What did she think of it?
a) she found it too noisy
b) she did not notice it
c) she enjoyed it very much
d) she thought it went on too long
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c) she enjoyed it very much
