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Spell Bee Word: Empty


What does empty mean?

Word: Empty

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Empty means having nothing inside.

Synonyms: bare, hollow

How do you spell empty?

Syllables: emp - ty

Tricky part: There is a p between m and t that is easy to miss when you say it fast.

Watch out for: emty, emtey

Memory tip: Your lips close for m and p, then open for t. Feel all three when you say emp-ty slowly.

Empty in a sentence

Example 1: My water bottle is empty.

Example 2: The bus stop was empty in the rain.

Example 3: Please put the empty boxes in the corner.

Fun Fact

Empty comes from an Old English word, aemettig, that meant free or not busy. The p was added to the spelling later.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

empty

a) unfilled
b) blank
c) full
d) vacant

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c) full. Blank, unfilled and vacant are like empty; full is its opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) empty
b) empti
c) emptie
d) impty

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a) empty. Empty begins with e and ends with a single y.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

empity

a) t
b) y
c) p
d) i

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d) i. Empty has no i in the middle; it is just two beats.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is empty?

a) a jar of honey
b) a cup of milk
c) a box with nothing in it
d) a bag full of toys

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c) a box with nothing in it

2. Please empty the dustbin. This means...

a) fill it to the top
b) take everything out of it
c) carry it inside
d) wash it with soap

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b) take everything out of it

Associated Words

chimpanzeedreamunicycleavoidgrow
cagekettleovernighttiredseventeen

More words from this list

grain, local, plant, September, tennis, action, blackberry, climate

Next steps

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