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Spell Bee Word: gleeful


Basic Details

Word: Gleeful

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Full of happiness and delight, often in an excited or playful way.

Synonyms: joyful, delighted, merry, cheerful

Antonyms: sad, gloomy, miserable

How to Spell Gleeful

Syllables: glee - ful

Tricky part: Glee has two e's, and the suffix ful has only one l, even though it means full.

Watch out for: gleefull, gleful, gliful

Memory tip: Glee + ful: a word full of glee, but the suffix keeps just one l.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The gleeful children splashed in the first monsoon puddles.

Example 2: Dhruv gave a gleeful shout when his team won.

Example 3: With a gleeful grin, Ammu opened her birthday present.

Fun Fact

A glee club is a singing group. The name comes from the glee, an old type of English song for three or more unaccompanied voices.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

glee____

a) fel
b) full
c) ful
d) fool

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c) ful. Full drops an l when it becomes a suffix, giving gleeful.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: gleeful

a) gloomy
b) merry
c) joyful
d) delighted

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a) gloomy. A gloomy person is sad and low, the reverse of gleeful.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) gleful
b) peaceful
c) wonderful
d) graceful

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a) gleful. The root glee has two e's, and both stay when ful is added.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would a child most likely feel gleeful?

a) when it rains on sports day
b) after losing a favourite toy
c) on the first day of the summer holidays
d) while waiting at the dentist

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c) on the first day of the summer holidays

2. Glee means ____.

a) deep sorrow
b) great delight
c) sudden fear
d) strong anger

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b) great delight

Associated Words

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