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Spell Bee Word: Friendly


What does friendly mean?

Word: Friendly

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Friendly means kind and pleasant to other people, the way a good friend behaves.

Synonyms: kind, pleasant

Antonyms: unfriendly

How do you spell friendly?

Syllables: friend - ly

Tricky part: Friend is spelt with i before e, even though we hear only a short e. Frendly and freindly are common slips.

Watch out for: frendly, freindly

Memory tip: I am first to say hello in friendly: the i comes before the e.

Friendly in a sentence

Example 1: The new girl in our class is very friendly.

Example 2: Our friendly neighbour waters our plants when we go away.

Example 3: The shopkeeper at the corner store is always friendly.

Fun Fact

A friendly match is a game played for practice or fun, not as part of a league or a cup.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

friendly

a) gentle
b) polite
c) cheerful
d) rude

Show answer

d) rude. Polite, gentle and cheerful people are nice to be with; a rude person is not.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our new teacher is very friendlly.

a) teacher
b) new
c) friendlly
d) Our

Show answer

c) friendlly. A single l joins friend and the y.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ylendrif

a) friednly
b) friendyl
c) frienldy
d) friendly

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d) friendly. Begin with fr, and remember the d comes just before the l.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) careful
b) lovly
c) friendly
d) helpful

Show answer

b) lovly. Lovely keeps the e of love before ly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a friendly dog do?

a) hides from you
b) ignores you
c) growls at you
d) wags its tail at you

Show answer

d) wags its tail at you

2. A friendly shopkeeper is most likely to ____.

a) shout at you
b) greet you with a smile
c) close the door on you
d) ignore your question

Show answer

b) greet you with a smile

Associated Words

funnyselldistantdistractbiologist
handmadecareresponsibilityfireworkspark

Next steps

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