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Spell Bee Word: Juicy


What does juicy mean?

Word: Juicy

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Juicy means full of liquid, so that it drips when you bite it.

How do you spell juicy?

Syllables: jui - cy

Tricky part: The oo sound is spelt ui, so it is not joocy or jucy.

Watch out for: joocy, jucy

Memory tip: Think 'u and I share a fruit': in fruit and in this word, u comes first and then i.

Juicy in a sentence

Example 1: Ananya bit into a soft, juicy pear at Grandma's house.

Example 2: These grapes are small but very juicy.

Example 3: Papa cut the juicy watermelon into big red slices.

Fun Fact

A watermelon is about nine tenths water, which is why every slice tastes so juicy.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

jui_y

a) s
b) k
c) c
d) z

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c) c. The s sound here is spelt with c, the same letter you see in ice.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

The juicey orange dripped all over my new white shirt.

a) orange and shirt
b) juicey and white
c) only juicey
d) only dripped

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c) only juicey. The word ends with a plain y, so there is no e before it.

Sound Check

Which of the following words has the 'oo' sound as in juicy?

a) book
b) cup
c) cow
d) moon

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d) moon. Moon has the long oo sound; book has a short one, and cow and cup are different again.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

cujyi 12345

a) 35214
b) 32514
c) 32541
d) 23514

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b) 32514. Letters 3, 2, 5, 1 and 4, taken in that order, give the word on this page.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would most likely be juicy?

a) a bag of nuts
b) a slice of toast
c) a ripe mango
d) a plain cracker

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c) a ripe mango

2. Which word means the opposite of juicy?

a) dry
b) sweet
c) soft
d) ripe

Show answer

a) dry

More words from this list

padding, rinse, spin, toaster, zip, brink, dodge, flute

Next steps

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