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Spell Bee Word: Extremely


What does extremely mean?

Word: Extremely

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Extremely means to a great degree; far beyond what is usual.

Synonyms: exceedingly

How do you spell extremely?

Syllables: ex - treme - ly

Tricky part: The e just before ly is silent, so children often drop it and write extremly.

Watch out for: extremly, ekstremely

Memory tip: Before you write the ly, check that a silent e is already waiting there for it.

Extremely in a sentence

Example 1: The water in the mountain stream was extremely cold.

Example 2: Nandini was extremely pleased with her drawing of a peacock.

Example 3: The last bus of the evening was extremely crowded.

Fun Fact

The word goes back to a Latin word meaning outermost, so at first it described things right at the furthest edge.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

extreemely

a) l
b) e
c) x
d) m

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b) e. The vowel after the r is a single e, so one of the pair must go.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lyemtxeer

a) etxremely
b) extermely
c) exrtemely
d) extremely

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d) extremely. Like exit and exam, the word starts with ex.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

extremely

a) really
b) truly
c) slightly
d) very

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c) slightly. Slightly means only a little, the opposite of a great deal.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) extremely
b) beautifuly
c) sudenly
d) probabley

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a) extremely. Beautifully has a double l, suddenly has a double d, and probably has no e at all.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The soup was extremely hot. What should you do before eating it?

a) drink it all in one go
b) add a lot of ice cubes
c) put it straight in the fridge
d) wait for it to cool down

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d) wait for it to cool down

2. Which animal is extremely large?

a) a blue whale
b) a garden snail
c) a house sparrow
d) a honeybee

Show answer

a) a blue whale

Associated Words

Words that end in -ely: rely, lively, completely, entirely, lovely

More words from this list

helicopter, locket, peaceful, screwdriver, title, anecdote, calculator, courgette

Next steps

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