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Spell Bee Word: luckily


Basic Details

Word: Luckily

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: By good luck; fortunately. It is often used at the start of a sentence to show that something turned out well.

Synonyms: fortunately, happily, by chance

Antonyms: unluckily, unfortunately

How to Spell Luckily

Syllables: luck - i - ly

Tricky part: The y of lucky turns into i before ly, so the word ends ily. Students write luckly (dropping the i) or luckyly.

Watch out for: luckly, luckyly, lukily

Memory tip: Say all three beats out loud, LUCK-i-ly; each beat gets its own letters, and the middle beat is just an i.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Luckily, the train was late too, so we did not miss it.

Example 2: The vase fell off the shelf but luckily landed on a cushion.

Example 3: Luckily for us, the shop was still open at nine.

Fun Fact

Luck probably came into English in the 1400s from Dutch or Low German luk, and it may first have been a word used by gamblers.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the word closest in meaning to luckily as used in the sentence:

Luckily, the rain stopped just before the final over.

a) fortunately
b) sadly
c) unluckily
d) suddenly

Show answer

a) fortunately. Fortunately also says that things went well by chance; sadly and unluckily are the opposite.

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters:

l_ck_ly

a) u, y
b) o, i
c) u, e
d) u, i

Show answer

d) u, i. Lucky's y becomes i when ly joins it, and the first vowel is the u of luck.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

I forgot my umbrella, but ilcylku a friend shared hers.

a) likely
b) luckily
c) luckless
d) quickly

Show answer

b) luckily. The sentence needs a word like fortunately, and luckily is the one that uses these seven letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 'Luckily, nobody was hurt' tells us the speaker feels ____.

a) jealous
b) bored
c) disappointed
d) relieved

Show answer

d) relieved

2. Which word means the opposite of luckily?

a) fortunately
b) unfortunately
c) safely
d) happily

Show answer

b) unfortunately

Associated Words

closelyassurancescrambleemphaticfriend
objectnearbyinfluenceinevitableconsideration

Next steps

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