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Spell Bee Word: Fearful


What does fearful mean?

Word: Fearful

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Fearful means feeling scared or worried that something bad will happen.

Synonyms: scared, frightened, nervous

Antonyms: brave, fearless

How do you spell fearful?

Syllables: fear - ful

Tricky part: Fearful ends in ful with only one l, because full drops an l when it becomes an ending.

Watch out for: fearfull, feerful, fearfil

Memory tip: Fearful means full of fear, but the ending loses an l on the way, just as it does in cheerful.

Fearful in a sentence

Example 1: The fearful deer ran back into the forest when it heard us.

Example 2: Some children are fearful of the dark.

Example 3: Mum was fearful that we would miss the train.

Fun Fact

In older books, fearful can also mean terrible or causing fear, so a fearful storm meant a dreadful one.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) frightend
b) horible
c) fearful
d) dangerus

Show answer

c) fearful. Dangerous needs ous, frightened ends in ened and horrible has two r's, so only fearful is spelt right.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The ferful kitten would not come down from the roof.

a) come
b) kitten
c) roof
d) ferful

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d) ferful. Fearful keeps the ea of fear.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

fearful

a) careful
b) hopeful
c) afraid
d) polite

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c) afraid. Afraid and fearful both describe someone who feels scared.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

fearrful

a) e
b) a
c) f
d) r

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d) r. Fear has one r, and ful starts straight after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is a puppy most likely to feel fearful?

a) while playing with a ball
b) when its owner comes home
c) during loud fireworks
d) while eating its dinner

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c) during loud fireworks

2. Which word could describe a fearful person's voice?

a) cheerful
b) proud
c) loud
d) shaky

Show answer

d) shaky

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