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Spell Bee Word: Joyful


What does joyful mean?

Word: Joyful

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Joyful means very happy and full of joy.

Synonyms: happy, cheerful, glad

Antonyms: unhappy

How do you spell joyful?

Syllables: joy - ful

Tricky part: The ending ful has only one l. Children write joyfull because they think of the word full.

Watch out for: joyfull, joyfool

Memory tip: Full drops one of its l's when it goes on the end of a word, as in helpful and careful.

Joyful in a sentence

Example 1: Diwali is a joyful festival.

Example 2: The joyful children danced in the rain.

Example 3: Her joyful laugh filled the room.

Fun Fact

Joy came into English from the old French word joie, and French speakers still say joie today.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) careful
b) joiful
c) helpful
d) playful

Show answer

b) joiful. Joyful is spelt with a y, not an i; helpful, careful and playful are all correct.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

joyful

a) sad
b) jolly
c) merry
d) pleased

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a) sad. Sad is the opposite of joyful; the other three are all about being happy.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

yfljuo

a) jyoful
b) joyful
c) ojyful
d) yojful

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b) joyful. Start with the j sound; the ending is a word part you know well.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The joyful children sang songs at the picnik.

a) joyful
b) children
c) songs
d) picnik

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d) picnik. Picnic ends in a c, not a k.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these sounds joyful?

a) thunder on a dark night
b) children laughing at a party
c) a baby crying for milk
d) a dog growling at a cat

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b) children laughing at a party

2. Pick the sentence where joyful fits best.

a) The joyful dog growled at the stranger.
b) The joyful girl sulked alone in her room.
c) The joyful crowd cheered for the winning team.
d) The joyful boy cried over his broken toy.

Show answer

c) The joyful crowd cheered for the winning team.

Associated Words

Words that end in -ful: fearful, beautiful, awful, peaceful, handful, thankful

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: cheerful, glad

More words from this list

nurse, rickshaw, spring, walk, baker, carry, deer, foal

Next steps

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