Spell Bee Word: Healthy

What does healthy mean?

Word: Healthy

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Healthy means strong and well in body. Healthy food is food that is good for your body.

Synonyms: fit

Antonyms: unhealthy

How do you spell healthy?

Syllables: health - y

Tricky part: Healthy keeps the a of health, even though you do not hear it.

Watch out for: helthy, healthi

Memory tip: Say hel, but write hea: healthy keeps the silent a of health.

Healthy in a sentence

Example 1: Sprouts and curd make a healthy breakfast.

Example 2: Playing outside keeps us healthy.

Example 3: The vet said our puppy is healthy and strong.

Fun Fact

Children aged 6 to 12 need about 9 to 12 hours of sleep each night to stay healthy.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

healthy

a) busy
b) happy
c) sick
d) tall

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c) sick. A sick person is not well, the opposite of healthy.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) thirsty
b) cheerful
c) healty
d) careful

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c) healty. Healty has lost the h that comes after the t.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ythleah

a) heahtly
b) healthy
c) heatlhy
d) heathly

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b) healthy. Start with hea and finish with y.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

healthey

a) t
b) e
c) y
d) h

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b) e. Healthy ends in a plain y, with no e before it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For a healthy snack, Mumma packs ____.

a) a fizzy drink
b) a packet of crisps
c) an apple
d) a bar of chocolate

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c) an apple

2. To keep your teeth healthy, you should ____.

a) eat toffees in bed
b) bite your pencil
c) drink fizzy drinks
d) brush twice a day

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d) brush twice a day

Associated Words

Words that start with hea: headband, heart, heavy, headache

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: fit

More words from this list

mirror, present, sixteen, tool, amazed, bread, correct, father

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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