What does fiery mean?
Word: Fiery
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Fiery means looking like fire or burning strongly. It can also describe a very hot taste or strong feeling.
Synonyms: blazing, flaming
How do you spell fiery?
Syllables: fi - er - y
Tricky part: It comes from fire, but the e and r change places, so firey is the usual slip.
Watch out for: firey, firy, fiary
Memory tip: The e has run ahead of the flames: it sits in front of the r.
Fiery in a sentence
Example 1: The fiery glow from the kiln lit up the whole shed.
Example 2: Her fiery dance at the school concert brought everyone to their feet.
Example 3: Thomas took one bite of the fiery curry and reached for the water.
Fun Fact
The bhut jolokia of north-east India is one of the most fiery chillies on earth, and in 2007 it was named the hottest in the world.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
fieary
a) e
b) a
c) i
d) y
Show answer
b) a. There is no a anywhere in this word.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
f_er_
a) i, y
b) u, y
c) e, y
d) i, i
Show answer
a) i, y. Like fire, the word opens with fi, and it closes with a y.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word fiery as used in the sentence:
Her fiery speech on saving the lake drew long applause from the whole school.
a) passionate
b) heated
c) calm
d) spirited
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c) calm. A calm speech shows no strong feeling; the other three all mean full of it.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word in the list.
1. fiery 2. gentel 3. timmid 4. cheerfull
a) full of strong feeling or heat
b) kind and soft in manner
c) shy and easily scared
d) happy and in good spirits
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a) full of strong feeling or heat. Timid has one m, gentle ends in le and cheerful has one l at the end.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A commentator praises a fast bowler's fiery spell. What does she mean?
a) He bowled slowly and with great care.
b) He bowled with great speed and energy.
c) He bowled in very hot weather.
d) He bowled for the whole of the day.
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b) He bowled with great speed and energy.
2. A photographer captures a fiery sunset. Which colours fill the picture?
a) pale blues and greys
b) soft greens and whites
c) dull browns and blacks
d) deep reds and oranges
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d) deep reds and oranges
