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Spell Bee Word: easily


Basic Details

Word: Easily

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Without any difficulty or effort.

Synonyms: effortlessly, comfortably

How to Spell Easily

Syllables: eas - i - ly

Tricky part: The y of easy changes to i before ly. Students also drop that i altogether and write easly.

Watch out for: easyly, easly, easilly

Memory tip: Easy swaps its y for i before ly, the same way happy becomes happily.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Meera solved the puzzle easily in two minutes.

Example 2: Our dog can easily jump over the garden gate.

Example 3: Thin glass breaks easily, so carry the jar with both hands.

Fun Fact

Easy came into English from Old French aisie, meaning at ease or comfortable.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

easiley

a) e
b) l
c) y
d) i

Show answer

a) e. After the i comes ly at once; there is no e between them.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) necessarily
b) heavily
c) temporarily
d) easyly

Show answer

d) easyly. Easy has to give up its y for an i before ly, and easyly forgets that change.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

easily

a) effortlessly
b) hardly
c) slowly
d) barely

Show answer

a) effortlessly. Doing something easily means doing it without effort.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a team wins a match easily, the match was ____.

a) cancelled
b) a draw
c) one-sided
d) very close

Show answer

c) one-sided

2. Easily is an adverb, so it tells us ____ something is done.

a) what colour
b) where
c) who does it
d) how

Show answer

d) how

Associated Words

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