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Spell Bee Word: Hilarious


Basic Details

Word: Hilarious

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Extremely funny, making people laugh a lot.

Synonyms: very funny, comical

How to Spell Hilarious

Syllables: hi - lar - i - ous

Tricky part: It has one l, not two, and ar not er. The ending is ious, which children often shorten to ius.

Watch out for: hillarious, hilerious, hilarius

Memory tip: Say hi to a girl called Lara, and she laughs: hi-lar-ious. One l, because Lara has one l.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The clown's tiny bicycle was hilarious.

Example 2: My uncle tells hilarious stories about his school days.

Example 3: The video of the parrot singing was so hilarious that we watched it five times.

Fun Fact

Hilarious comes, through Latin, from the Greek word hilaros, meaning cheerful.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) precius
b) gorjeous
c) delisious
d) hilarious

Show answer

d) hilarious. Delicious is spelt with c, precious with ci and gorgeous with ge; hilarious is fine as it stands.

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to form a word:

hil_r_ous

a) e, i
b) i, i
c) a, i
d) a, e

Show answer

c) a, i. Hilarious has lar in the middle and ends in ious.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

hilarious

a) gloomy
b) serious
c) boring
d) funny

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d) funny. Something hilarious is very, very funny.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A hilarious sight at the zoo would be ____.

a) a lost ticket
b) a long queue
c) a monkey wearing sunglasses
d) a flat tyre

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c) a monkey wearing sunglasses

2. If a film is hilarious, the audience will ____.

a) cry a lot
b) feel scared
c) laugh a lot
d) fall asleep

Show answer

c) laugh a lot

Associated Words

borevolleyballpreventornamentserene
echocoachwonderdisdainintend

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