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Spell Bee Word: Joyfulness


What does joyfulness mean?

Word: Joyfulness

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Joyfulness means the state of being full of joy; great happiness.

Synonyms: happiness, cheerfulness, gladness

Antonyms: sadness

How do you spell joyfulness?

Syllables: joy - ful - ness

Tricky part: The ending ness has a double s, and children often write just one (joyfulnes).

Watch out for: joyfulnes, joyfulniss, joyfulnas

Memory tip: Finish joyfulness with a snake's hiss: the ness at the end always takes a double s.

Joyfulness in a sentence

Example 1: There was joyfulness in the air on the last day of school.

Example 2: The joyfulness of the children at the fair was lovely to see.

Example 3: Her singing had a joyfulness that made everyone smile.

Fun Fact

Joyfulness mixes two languages. Joy came into English from French about 800 years ago, while ful and ness are old English endings.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) fairness
b) joyfullness
c) darkness
d) sadness

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b) joyfullness. Full loses an l when it becomes an ending, so the word is joyful plus ness.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

sulfnesyoj

a) jyofulness
b) ojyfulness
c) joyfulness
d) joyfluness

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c) joyfulness. Joy, then ful, then ness: ten letters in three neat parts.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

joyefulness

a) u
b) f
c) y
d) e

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d) e. Joy is followed straight away by ful, with no e in between.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: joyfulness

a) cheer
b) delight
c) gloom
d) pride

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c) gloom. Gloom is a sad, heavy feeling; cheer, delight and pride are happy ones.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would a family feel joyfulness?

a) when the power goes off
b) when the roof starts to leak
c) when the car breaks down
d) when a new baby comes home

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d) when a new baby comes home

2. Which word means almost the same as joyfulness?

a) glee
b) anger
c) worry
d) boredom

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a) glee

Associated Words

kneadnewspaperdisappearmiseryfreedom
ecstasycontinentdirtyrepulsiveraise

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