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Spell Bee Word: Harmful


What does harmful mean?

Word: Harmful

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Harmful means able to hurt people, animals or the world around us.

Synonyms: dangerous, unsafe

Antonyms: safe

How do you spell harmful?

Syllables: harm - ful

Tricky part: The ending sounds like full, but it has only one l, even though the word full has two.

Watch out for: hamful, harmfal

Memory tip: Careless people forget it, careful people remember it: when full becomes an ending, it keeps just one l.

Harmful in a sentence

Example 1: Smoke from burning plastic is harmful to breathe.

Example 2: Too much screen time can be harmful to your eyes.

Example 3: Some mushrooms are harmful, so never eat wild ones.

Fun Fact

Sunlight carries invisible ultraviolet rays that can be harmful to skin, which is why people wear hats and sunscreen in strong sun.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) dangerous
b) unhealthy
c) poisonous
d) hermful

Show answer

d) hermful. Harmful starts with harm, so it needs ar, not er.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

harmful

a) damaging
b) harmless
c) risky
d) toxic

Show answer

b) harmless. Harmless means causing no harm; damaging, toxic and risky all lean the same way as harmful.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

harmmful

a) r
b) h
c) m
d) a

Show answer

c) m. Harm has one m, and ful joins straight on.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Plastic bags are harmful to cows that graze near the rubish heap.

a) harmful
b) graze
c) rubish
d) Plastic

Show answer

c) rubish. Rubbish has a double b; harmful is spelt right here.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A plant will be harmed by ____.

a) salty water on its roots
b) rain on its leaves
c) sunlight on its leaves
d) compost in its soil

Show answer

a) salty water on its roots

2. Choose the safe habit, the one that is not harmful.

a) playing with matches
b) crossing without looking
c) washing hands before meals
d) eating stale food

Show answer

c) washing hands before meals

Associated Words

floodfootballdisadvantagebasketballhockey
citizenaftercareblinkboresunglass

Next steps

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