What does full mean?
Word: Full
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Full means holding as much as it can, with no space left. You are full when you have eaten enough.
Synonyms: filled, packed
How do you spell full?
Syllables: full
Tricky part: Full ends in a double l. Ful and fule are the usual mistakes.
Watch out for: ful, fule
Memory tip: Full rhymes with pull and bull, and all three end in a double l.
Idioms and Phrases
- full of beans: Very lively and full of energy. Example: "After his nap, little Vivaan was full of beans."
Full in a sentence
Example 1: The bus was full, so we waited for the next one.
Example 2: My tummy was full after the big wedding lunch.
Example 3: Please fill the bottle till it is full.
Fun Fact
At full moon, the Moon is on the far side of Earth from the Sun, so we see the whole of its sunlit face.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: full
a) stuffed
b) heavy
c) empty
d) crowded
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c) empty. An empty box has nothing in it, so empty is the opposite of full.
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) hanful
b) handful
c) handfoll
d) handfull
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b) handful. When full ends a longer word it drops one l, so hand and full make handful.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) enough
b) foll
c) plenty
d) heavy
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b) foll. Full has the same u as pull.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The bus was so full that we had to stand all the way to scool.
a) full
b) stand
c) bus
d) scool
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d) scool. School has a silent h after the c; full is spelt right here.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Riya got full marks in the test. What does that tell you?
a) she wrote very long answers
b) she got half the answers right
c) she finished the test early
d) she got every answer right
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d) she got every answer right
2. Ma asks you to write your full name on a form. What should you write?
a) your initials
b) only your nickname
c) your first name and surname
d) only your first name
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c) your first name and surname
