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Spell Bee Word: Filthy


What does filthy mean?

Word: Filthy

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Filthy means very, very dirty.

Synonyms: dirty, grimy

Antonyms: spotless

How do you spell filthy?

Syllables: filth - y

Tricky part: The th in the middle is easy to hear as f or t, but it needs both letters, t and h.

Watch out for: filfy, filty, filvy

Memory tip: Filth means dirt, so something covered in filth is filthy. Picture the t and the h holding muddy hands in the middle of the word.

Filthy in a sentence

Example 1: My shoes were filthy after the rain.

Example 2: Never drink filthy water.

Example 3: The puppy came home filthy after digging in the garden.

Fun Fact

Filthy is a stronger word than dirty: shoes with a little mud on them are dirty, but shoes covered in thick black mud are filthy.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

filthy

a) dusty
b) clean
c) muddy
d) smelly

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b) clean. Filthy means very dirty, so the opposite is clean.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tyhlif

a) filthy
b) filyth
c) flithy
d) fithly

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a) filthy. Filthy starts f-i-l, the same way film does.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

filthey

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

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c) e. Filthy ends with y alone, with no e before it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) cheerful
b) fillthy
c) blanket
d) carpet

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b) fillthy. Filth has one l, so filthy has one l too.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would make you filthy?

a) reading a storybook
b) drinking cold milk
c) rolling in wet mud
d) washing your hands

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c) rolling in wet mud

2. Your hands are filthy. What should you do?

a) wipe them on your shirt
b) put them in your pockets
c) wash them with soap
d) blow on them

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c) wash them with soap

Associated Words

Words that end in -thy: wealthy, healthy, sympathy

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: spotless

More words from this list

heart, locker, peanut, search, success, without, blouse, coral

Next steps

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