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Spell Bee Word: Furious


What does furious mean?

Word: Furious

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Furious means extremely cross, so cross that you might shout or stamp your feet.

Synonyms: enraged

Antonyms: calm, pleased

How do you spell furious?

Syllables: fu - ri - ous

Tricky part: The ending is ious, with an i before the ous. Furius is the most common slip.

Watch out for: furius, furous, fureous

Memory tip: Before ous, slip in an i: fur-i-ous has three beats, and the middle beat is that i.

Furious in a sentence

Example 1: Papa was furious when the dog chewed his new shoes.

Example 2: The furious wind tore the leaves off the trees.

Example 3: The coach was furious that the team came late to practice.

Fun Fact

Furious comes from a Latin word for rage or wild anger.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

furious

a) sleepy
b) anxious
c) angry
d) cheerful

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c) angry. Furious means very angry.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) anxous
b) jelous
c) furious
d) nervus

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c) furious. Anxious needs an i before ous, jealous needs an a after the e and nervous needs its o.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

furrious

a) u
b) r
c) o
d) i

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b) r. Furious has just one r, the same single r as in fur.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

siuofru

a) pursuit
b) furious
c) fusion
d) fruits

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b) furious. Fusion needs an n, pursuit a p and a t, and fruits a t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would most likely make a farmer furious?

a) a visit from his grandson
b) goats eating his young crops
c) a good harvest
d) a gentle shower of rain

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b) goats eating his young crops

2. Samuel is furious. Which look is he most likely to have on his face?

a) a puzzled, blank look
b) a red face and a deep frown
c) a slow and sleepy yawn
d) a wide and happy smile

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b) a red face and a deep frown

Associated Words

Words that end in -rious: gregarious, hilarious, mysterious, luxurious, industrious

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: calm, pleased

More words from this list

irritate, nestle, quicksand, souvenir, union, anxiety, collapse, discussion

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