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Spell Bee Word: Jolly


What does jolly mean?

Word: Jolly

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Jolly means full of fun and good cheer, laughing and smiling a lot.

Synonyms: cheerful, merry

Antonyms: glum

How do you spell jolly?

Syllables: jol - ly

Tricky part: The middle has a double l. Children often write just one.

Watch out for: joly, jally

Memory tip: Say 'Lots of Laughter' - two L's for a jolly time.

Jolly in a sentence

Example 1: The jolly bus driver waved at every child.

Example 2: We sang jolly songs around the campfire.

Example 3: Mama's jolly laugh filled the kitchen.

Fun Fact

In British English, jolly can also mean very, as in jolly good, though this use now sounds old-fashioned.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: jolly

a) noisy
b) playful
c) gloomy
d) lively

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c) gloomy. Someone gloomy looks sad and low, the opposite of jolly.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our jolley uncle told funny stories all evening.

a) jolley
b) uncle
c) funny
d) stories

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a) jolley. Jolly ends in a plain y, with no e before it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) circus
b) jolly
c) laffter
d) cheerful

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c) laffter. Laughter uses gh for its f sound; the other three are spelt correctly.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

joolly

a) j
b) o
c) l
d) y

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b) o. The vowel is short, as in hot, and one letter is enough for it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grandpa is a jolly man. What would you expect him to do at a family picnic?

a) grumble about the long drive
b) sit alone and frown at the food
c) tell jokes and laugh with everyone
d) leave early without a word

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c) tell jokes and laugh with everyone

2. A jolly crowd cheered at the end of the match. How did the crowd feel?

a) quiet and nervous
b) tired and ready to sleep
c) cross and impatient
d) happy and in high spirits

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d) happy and in high spirits

Associated Words

Words that end in -lly: belly, rally, totally, bully, silly, actually

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: merry, glum

More words from this list

mysterious, railway, spill, windmill, behaviour, clipboard, discuss, freedom

Next steps

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