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Spell Bee Word: Greedy


What does greedy mean?

Word: Greedy

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Greedy means wanting much more of something, like food, money or toys, than you need, and not wanting to share.

Synonyms: selfish

How do you spell greedy?

Syllables: greed - y

Tricky part: The long e sound is spelt ee, not ea.

Watch out for: gready, gridy

Memory tip: A greedy person wants to eat and eat: the double e in greedy looks like two big eyes staring at the food.

Greedy in a sentence

Example 1: The greedy crow wanted all the bread for itself.

Example 2: Do not be greedy; leave some laddoos for others.

Example 3: The greedy king was never happy with his gold.

Fun Fact

In an old Greek story, greedy King Midas wished that everything he touched would turn to gold, and then even his food turned to gold.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

greedy

a) sleepy
b) generous
c) noisy
d) hungry

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b) generous. A generous person shares, which is the opposite of greedy.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) greedie
b) greedy
c) greedi
d) greedey

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b) greedy. Greedy ends in a plain y.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

greeddy

a) d
b) y
c) e
d) r

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a) d. Greedy has just one d, before the y.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

g_eedy

a) l
b) r
c) w
d) h

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b) r. Greedy begins with gr, as green does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the old story, what does the greedy dog drop into the river?

a) its collar
b) its stick
c) its bone
d) its ball

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c) its bone

2. At a party, a greedy child would most likely ____.

a) share the cake
b) thank the host
c) take all the sweets
d) help tidy up

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c) take all the sweets

Associated Words

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More words from this list

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