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Spell Bee Word: Melodic


What does melodic mean?

Word: Melodic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Melodic means having a pleasant tune; sweet and musical to listen to.

Synonyms: tuneful, musical, sweet

Antonyms: tuneless

How do you spell melodic?

Syllables: me - lod - ic

Tricky part: The word ends in a plain ic, with no k after it.

Watch out for: melodik, melodique, meladic

Memory tip: The c at the end stands alone, like a full stop: nothing, not even a k, comes after it.

Melodic in a sentence

Example 1: The blackbird's melodic call woke me up.

Example 2: Violin music sounds very melodic to me.

Example 3: Her melodic voice won her the first prize.

Fun Fact

Melodic and melody come from the Greek word melos, meaning song or tune.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

melodic

a) loud
b) gentle
c) soft
d) harsh

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d) harsh. A melodic sound can be loud, soft or gentle; a harsh sound is rough and unpleasant.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

mellodic

a) l
b) d
c) m
d) o

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a) l. Melodic comes from melody, which has a single l.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

dolecim

a) medical
b) model
c) melodic
d) melody

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c) melodic. Melodic uses all seven letters; medical needs an a.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rhythmic
b) harmonius
c) musical
d) melodic

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b) harmonius. Harmonious has an o before the us; the other three are correct.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A melodic voice ____.

a) is pleasant to listen to
b) is too loud to bear
c) is hard to hear
d) is rough and croaky

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a) is pleasant to listen to

2. Which of these would you call melodic?

a) a drill in a wall
b) a car horn in traffic
c) a flute playing a lullaby
d) a dog barking at night

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c) a flute playing a lullaby

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: sweet

More words from this list

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