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Spell Bee Word: Greasy


What does greasy mean?

Word: Greasy

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Greasy means covered with or full of fat.

How do you spell greasy?

Syllables: grea - sy

Tricky part: The long ee sound is written ea here, not ee or i. Children often write greesy.

Watch out for: greesy, grisy

Memory tip: The ee sound here is spelt with the same ea pair as in eat and sea.

Greasy in a sentence

Example 1: My hands were greasy after I fixed the bicycle chain.

Example 2: Dad wiped the greasy pan before putting it away.

Example 3: After the picnic, the paper plates were greasy and had to go in the bin.

Fun Fact

In informal English, a small, cheap cafe that serves fried breakfasts is sometimes called a greasy spoon.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

grreasy

a) s
b) e
c) r
d) g

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c) r. A single r follows the g at the start of this word.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

aysreg

a) rgeasy
b) geasry
c) greays
d) greasy

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d) greasy. Think of a frying pan after cooking, before anyone has washed it.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

greasy

a) dry
b) fluffy
c) dusty
d) oily

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d) oily. Something oily has a slippery coat on it, which is just what greasy means.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ovan
b) sandwhich
c) greasy
d) kitchin

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c) greasy. Kitchen and oven both end in en, and sandwich has no h after the w.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which snack would leave your fingers greasy?

a) hot fried samosas
b) a bowl of green grapes
c) a few raw carrots
d) fresh cucumber slices

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a) hot fried samosas

2. What would help to clean a greasy plate?

a) a bright torch
b) a pinch of salt
c) hot soapy water
d) a cold breeze

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c) hot soapy water

Associated Words

Words that start with gre: grey, greeting, greenhouse, gregarious

More words from this list

knot, only, retro, sunbeam, advantage, boring, confess, dwell

Next steps

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