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Spell Bee Word: Glad


What does glad mean?

Word: Glad

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Glad means pleased and thankful about something good that has happened.

Antonyms: sad, unhappy

How do you spell glad?

Syllables: glad

Tricky part: Glad starts with the blend gl: say the g and the l together quickly, with no vowel between them.

Watch out for: galad, gelad

Memory tip: Glad begins like glow and glue. Picture a glad face that glows.

Glad in a sentence

Example 1: I am glad you came to my birthday party.

Example 2: Meena was glad when the rain stopped before the match.

Example 3: We were glad to see Dadu home from the hospital.

Fun Fact

In Old English, the word glad first meant bright and shining.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

glad

a) angry
b) happy
c) tired
d) scared

Show answer

b) happy. When you are glad, you feel happy.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) smiling
b) careful
c) gladd
d) friendly

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c) gladd. Glad ends with just one d, like sad.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

gl_d

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

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c) a. Glad has the short a sound you hear in cat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Glad is a word about ____.

a) sizes
b) sounds
c) colours
d) feelings

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d) feelings

2. Most children would feel glad about ____.

a) a lost pencil
b) a broken toy
c) a long queue
d) a surprise holiday

Show answer

d) a surprise holiday

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with g: goose, giant, gentle, glide, grow, good

More words from this list

lemon, peacock, school, talk, yellow, believe, chilli, dream

Next steps

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