Basic Details
Word: Joyfully
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: In a very happy and cheerful way.
Synonyms: happily, cheerfully, gladly, merrily
Antonyms: sadly, gloomily, miserably
How to Spell Joyfully
Syllables: joy - ful - ly
Tricky part: Joyful has one l, and ly adds a second one, so the word has ll. Students often stop at one l (joyfuly).
Watch out for: joyfuly, joifully, joyfullie
Memory tip: Full loses an l when it becomes the ending ful, so joy + ful = joyful. Then ly brings an l back: joyful + ly.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The children ran joyfully into the sea at Puri.
Example 2: Dadi joyfully hugged her grandson when he came home from the hostel.
Example 3: The temple bells rang joyfully on the morning of the festival.
Fun Fact
Joy keeps its y when endings are added because a vowel comes before the y. That is why we write joyful and enjoyed, while happy becomes happily.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to joyfully as used in the sentence:
The fans sang joyfully all the way home after their team won the cup.
a) cheerfully
b) merrily
c) gladly
d) gloomily
Show answer
d) gloomily. Singing after a win is happy; gloomily describes the opposite mood.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
When the results were pinned on the school notice board, the whole class jumped joyfuly and rushed home to tell their parents about the first prize.
a) results
b) parents
c) notice
d) joyfuly
Show answer
d) joyfuly. Joyful brings one l and ly brings another.
Mingle-Mangle
Rearrange the jumbled letters in the sentence to find the right word:
On the last day of term, the children waved ulfyjoly to their teachers.
a) joyously
b) jovially
c) playfully
d) joyfully
Show answer
d) joyfully. The jumble holds a j and an f but no s, v or p.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If a dog wags its tail joyfully, it is ____.
a) happy
b) angry
c) sleepy
d) scared
Show answer
a) happy
2. Which sentence uses joyfully correctly?
a) She joyfully opened her birthday present.
b) Joyfully is my favourite food.
c) He joyfully cried at the sad news.
d) The joyfully girl smiled.
Show answer
a) She joyfully opened her birthday present.
