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Spell Bee Word: Heartfelt


Basic Details

Word: Heartfelt

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Felt deeply and sincerely, coming straight from the heart.

Synonyms: sincere, genuine, earnest, deep

Antonyms: insincere, false, half-hearted

How to Spell Heartfelt

Syllables: heart - felt

Tricky part: Heart keeps ea, and felt is the past of feel, so there is no double e and no double l. It is written as one word.

Watch out for: hartfelt, heartfealt, heartfellt

Memory tip: Ask what your heart has felt. Put the two words together, heart + felt, and you have the spelling.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Please accept our heartfelt thanks for your help during the move.

Example 2: The class wrote a heartfelt card for their retiring principal.

Example 3: His apology was short but heartfelt.

Fun Fact

People long believed that feelings lived in the heart, which is why so many English words about emotion are built on it: heartfelt, heartbroken, wholehearted and heartless.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word heartfelt as used in the sentence:

The old farmer's heartfelt thanks to the doctors who saved his son touched everyone in the ward.

a) sincere
b) cheerful
c) brief
d) false

Show answer

a) sincere. Sincere means truly meant, the same as heartfelt; false is its opposite.

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) goodwil
b) heartfelt
c) sweethart
d) handshak

Show answer

b) heartfelt. Goodwill needs two l's, handshake ends in an e, and sweetheart keeps the ea of heart.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

heartfellt

a) a
b) l
c) t
d) e

Show answer

b) l. Felt, the past of feel, has a single l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which would most likely be heartfelt?

a) a form filled in to renew a library card
b) a printed notice about parking rules
c) a bill sent by the electricity office
d) a thank-you note written by hand to a kind neighbour

Show answer

d) a thank-you note written by hand to a kind neighbour

2. Which word is the opposite of heartfelt?

a) earnest
b) honest
c) insincere
d) genuine

Show answer

c) insincere

Associated Words

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