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Spell Bee Word: Mirth


What does mirth mean?

Word: Mirth

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mirth means laughter and happiness; amusement shared by people.

Synonyms: laughter, joy, merriment, glee

Antonyms: sadness

How do you spell mirth?

Syllables: mirth

Tricky part: The vowel sounds like the er in her, so children reach for the wrong letter. The word ends in th with no e.

Watch out for: murth, mirthe, mearth

Memory tip: Think of a mirror showing a laughing face: mirth and mirror both begin with m-i-r.

Mirth in a sentence

Example 1: The clown's tricks filled the tent with mirth.

Example 2: There was much mirth at the family dinner on New Year's Eve.

Example 3: Grandpa's silly songs always cause mirth in our house.

Fun Fact

Mirth comes from the same Old English root as merry.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

mirth

a) delight
b) cheer
c) gloom
d) fun

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c) gloom. Delight, fun and cheer all go with mirth; gloom is a heavy, sad feeling.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) chuckle
b) mirth
c) giggle
d) cheerfull

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d) cheerfull. Cheerful has one l at the end, like hopeful.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

thrim

a) thrift
b) mirth
c) third
d) trim

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b) mirth. Mirth uses all five letters; trim is missing the h.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The magic show filled the school hall with mirth and loud claping.

a) mirth
b) magic
c) claping
d) school

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c) claping. Clapping doubles the p before ing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the comedy show, the mirth in the hall meant that people ____.

a) cried quietly
b) left early
c) laughed a lot
d) fell asleep

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c) laughed a lot

2. Mirth is most likely to be heard at ____.

a) a hospital ward
b) a wedding dance
c) an exam hall
d) a library

Show answer

b) a wedding dance

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: joy, merriment, glee, sadness

More words from this list

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