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Spell Bee Word: Melancholy


Basic Details

Word: Melancholy

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A deep, quiet sadness that stays for a while. It can also describe a sad mood or a sad tune.

Synonyms: sadness, gloom, sorrow

Antonyms: joy, happiness, cheerfulness

How to Spell Melancholy

Syllables: mel - an - chol - y

Tricky part: The ch in the middle sounds like k, and a y follows chol. Many write melancoly or melencholy.

Watch out for: melancoly, melencholy, malancholy

Memory tip: Split it into mel-an-chol-y. The ch says k, as it does in school and chorus, so the h must be written even though you never hear it.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The rainy evening filled Meera with melancholy.

Example 2: The flute played a slow, melancholy tune.

Example 3: Grandpa felt a little melancholy looking at old photos.

Fun Fact

Melancholy comes from Greek words meaning 'black bile'. Doctors long ago believed that too much black bile in the body made people sad.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

melancholy

a) sorrow
b) gloom
c) grief
d) joy

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d) joy. Melancholy is sadness, so joy is its opposite; the other three are kinds of sadness.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) chemistry
b) character
c) stomach
d) melancoly

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d) melancoly. Melancholy needs the h of ch, the way chemistry and stomach do.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

clahmonley

a) melanchloy
b) melancholy
c) malencholy
d) melencholy

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b) melancholy. Start with mel, then an, then chol, and end with y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Someone who feels melancholy is ____.

a) angry and loud
b) excited and jumpy
c) sleepy and hungry
d) sad and thoughtful

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d) sad and thoughtful

2. Many people feel melancholy after ____.

a) eating ice cream
b) saying goodbye to a best friend
c) winning a prize
d) a holiday at the beach

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b) saying goodbye to a best friend

Associated Words

communicationconfessfossilinsectshame
grossconfusequeenchardactivate

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