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Spell Bee Word: Glum


What does glum mean?

Word: Glum

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Glum means sad and quiet, often because something has gone wrong.

Synonyms: gloomy, sad, miserable

Antonyms: cheerful, happy

How do you spell glum?

Syllables: glum

Tricky part: Glum has one u and a single m. Children sometimes double the m or tag a silent b on the end.

Watch out for: glumm, glumb, gluhm

Memory tip: Gloomy and glum both start with gl and both mean sad. Glum is the short one, with just one u.

Glum in a sentence

Example 1: Rahul looked glum when the match was cancelled because of rain.

Example 2: Why are you so glum today?

Example 3: The glum faces in class brightened when the bell rang for the holidays.

Fun Fact

Glum has been in English since the 1500s. It grew out of an older verb that meant to frown or look sulky.

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Sound Check

Which word rhymes with glum?

a) tomb
b) gloom
c) glue
d) crumb

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d) crumb. Crumb ends with the um sound of glum, because its b is silent.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) sulky
b) grumpey
c) glum
d) gloomy

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b) grumpey. Grumpy has no e before its final y.

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

mlug

a) loud and angry
b) thick and sticky
c) bright and shiny
d) low in spirits and quiet

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d) low in spirits and quiet. Start with g and l and the letters give glum.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Nikhil sat ______ and silent after his kite string snapped.

a) glum
b) glow
c) plum
d) glue

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a) glum. Someone sad and silent is glum; glue, glow and plum do not describe a person.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A glum face looks ...

a) downcast, with a frown
b) red and angry
c) calm and sleepy
d) bright and smiling

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a) downcast, with a frown

2. Why might a player look glum?

a) it is her birthday
b) the match is starting
c) her team has just lost
d) she has won a medal

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c) her team has just lost

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: miserable, cheerful, happy

More words from this list

kilt, opinion, shrimp, sunrise, waste, berth, cobbler, dollar

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