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Spell Bee Word: Loyal


What does loyal mean?

Word: Loyal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Loyal means always staying true to a friend, family, team or country, and not turning against them.

Synonyms: true, devoted

Antonyms: unfaithful

How do you spell loyal?

Syllables: loy - al

Tricky part: The oy sound is spelt oy, not oi, and the word ends in al, not el or le.

Watch out for: loyel, loial, loyle

Memory tip: A loyal pal sticks by you. Loyal ends with the same a-l as pal.

Loyal in a sentence

Example 1: Our dog Bruno is loyal and waits by the gate every evening.

Example 2: A loyal friend keeps your secrets.

Example 3: My grandfather has been a loyal customer of the same tea stall for years.

Fun Fact

Loyal and legal grew from the same Latin word, lex, which means law.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

loyal

a) faithful
b) selfish
c) jealous
d) false

Show answer

a) faithful. A loyal friend is a faithful one, who stays by your side.

Word Makeup

Choose the correct prefix to make a new word:

loyal

a) non
b) dis
c) mis
d) im

Show answer

b) dis. Someone who is not loyal is disloyal.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) loyal
b) gentel
c) honist
d) helpfull

Show answer

a) loyal. Honest ends in est, helpful has one l at the end and gentle ends in le; loyal is the correct one.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Our dog Bruno is loyal and waits by the gate every afternun.

a) afternun
b) waits
c) loyal
d) gate

Show answer

a) afternun. Afternoon ends in noon, with oo; loyal is spelt right here.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A loyal friend will ____.

a) stand by you
b) forget you
c) laugh at you
d) cheat you

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a) stand by you

2. A loyal fan of a cricket team ____.

a) stops watching after a loss
b) supports whoever is winning
c) keeps cheering when it loses
d) only watches the final

Show answer

c) keeps cheering when it loses

Associated Words

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