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Spell Bee Word: Glory


What does glory mean?

Word: Glory

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Glory means great fame, praise and honour that someone earns by doing something special.

Synonyms: fame, honour

Antonyms: disgrace

How do you spell glory?

Syllables: glo - ry

Tricky part: The word ends in y. Glori and glorey are frequent mistakes.

Watch out for: glori, glorey

Memory tip: Glory ends in y, but glorious swaps that y for i: glory, glorious.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. bask in the glory: To enjoy the praise you get for something you did. Example: "After winning the match, our team basked in the glory for days."

Glory in a sentence

Example 1: Our hockey team played for the glory of India.

Example 2: The team came home in glory with the trophy.

Example 3: She did not work hard for glory, but to help others.

Fun Fact

Morning glory is a climbing plant whose trumpet-shaped flowers usually open in the morning and close later in the day.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: glory

a) shame
b) praise
c) respect
d) pride

Show answer

a) shame. Glory brings praise; shame brings disgrace.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) history
b) story
c) glorry
d) factory

Show answer

c) glorry. Glory has one r, the same as story.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

gloury

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

Show answer

a) u. Glory has no u; it goes straight from o to r.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

olyrg

a) glory
b) lgory
c) golry
d) glroy

Show answer

a) glory. Begin with gl and keep the y for the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would bring glory to a school?

a) having a long holiday
b) painting the main gate
c) winning a national quiz
d) getting a new school bus

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c) winning a national quiz

2. Glorious comes from glory. A glorious morning is ____.

a) bright and lovely
b) cold and foggy
c) dull and grey
d) dark and rainy

Show answer

a) bright and lovely

Associated Words

foreheadgoodpotteryasparagusfresh
comfortjuryhouseholdplumpbreakfast

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

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