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Spell Bee Word: hearty


Basic Details

Word: Hearty

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Warm, friendly and sincere; of a meal, large and filling.

Synonyms: warm, sincere, cheerful, filling

Antonyms: cold, half-hearted

How to Spell Hearty

Syllables: heart - y

Tricky part: The word keeps the whole of heart, ea included. Harty, without the e, is the usual mistake.

Watch out for: harty, heartey, hartey

Memory tip: A hearty welcome comes straight from the heart, so write heart and add y.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. hale and hearty: strong and healthy, usually said of an older person Example: "At eighty-five, my great-grandmother is still hale and hearty."

Usage Examples

Example 1: The guests got a hearty welcome with garlands and sweets.

Example 2: Grandpa gave a hearty laugh at my silly joke.

Example 3: A hearty breakfast keeps me going until lunch.

Fun Fact

In old sea stories, sailors greet one another as my hearties, from an older sense of hearty meaning brave and bold.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: hearty

a) warm
b) cordial
c) sincere
d) cold

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d) cold. A cold greeting is unfriendly, the reverse of a hearty one.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

After the long trek, we ate a harty meal of dal, rice and hot rotis.

a) rotis
b) trek
c) meal
d) harty

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d) harty. Hearty is built from heart, so it needs the e after h.

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to make a new word:

heart

a) ee
b) y
c) ey
d) ie

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b) y. Only a plain y turns heart into a real word, hearty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A hearty meal is one that is ____.

a) large and filling
b) tiny and cold
c) served without food
d) only a drink

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a) large and filling

2. Which phrase uses hearty in its warm and friendly sense?

a) a hearty ruler
b) a hearty puddle
c) hearty congratulations
d) a hearty pencil

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c) hearty congratulations

Associated Words

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