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Spell Bee Word: Mournful


What does mournful mean?

Word: Mournful

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Mournful means very sad, in a way that shows sorrow or grief.

Synonyms: sad, heartbroken

Antonyms: glad

How do you spell mournful?

Syllables: mourn - ful

Tricky part: The first part is mourn, spelt with our, not morn as in morning.

Watch out for: mornful, mourneful, moarnful

Memory tip: When people mourn, it is our loss: m + our + n.

Mournful in a sentence

Example 1: A lone violin played a mournful tune at the end of the evening.

Example 2: The dog gave a mournful howl when its owner left.

Example 3: Her mournful face told us that the news was bad.

Fun Fact

The mourning dove of North America is named for its slow, sad-sounding coo.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

mourn

a) ful
b) fil
c) fel
d) full

Show answer

a) ful. As a suffix, full drops one l, as in careful.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

mournful

a) weepy
b) sombre
c) gloomy
d) happy

Show answer

d) happy. Gloomy, weepy and sombre all describe sadness; happy is the reverse.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) melancoly
b) lonely
c) mournful
d) gloomy

Show answer

a) melancoly. Melancholy has an h after the c, as in school; the other three are spelt correctly.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The flute player ended the consert with a slow, mournful tune.

a) consert
b) mournful
c) flute
d) tune

Show answer

a) consert. Concert writes its s sound with a c, as in centre.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence uses mournful correctly?

a) The puppy gave a mournful whine at the closed door.
b) We had a mournful laugh at the funny film.
c) The mournful crowd cheered the winning goal.
d) The mournful sun made the beach bright.

Show answer

a) The puppy gave a mournful whine at the closed door.

2. A mournful face would most likely show ____.

a) eyebrows raised in surprise
b) cheeks puffed with laughter
c) drooping eyes and a frown
d) a wide, cheeky grin

Show answer

c) drooping eyes and a frown

Associated Words

Words that end in -ful: thoughtful, gleeful, colourful, bashful, bountiful, blissful

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: glad

More words from this list

quotation, successful, alliance, boyhood, confession, digestion, fascination, impressive

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