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Spell Bee Word: Naughty


What does naughty mean?

Word: Naughty

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Naughty means behaving badly or not doing what you are told, often in a playful way.

Synonyms: cheeky

Antonyms: well-behaved

How do you spell naughty?

Syllables: naugh - ty

Tricky part: The or sound is spelt augh, and the gh is silent. Children write norty or nauty.

Watch out for: norty, nauty, nawty

Memory tip: Naughty has augh, the same four letters as laugh, even though the two words sound different.

Naughty in a sentence

Example 1: The naughty puppy chewed my slipper.

Example 2: Bunty was naughty and hid Ma's keys.

Example 3: Little Krishna is often shown as a naughty child who loved butter.

Fun Fact

Long ago naughty meant poor, having nothing at all. It comes from an old word for nothing.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) naughty
b) naughtey
c) naughti
d) naughtie

Show answer

a) naughty. Naughty ends with a plain y, like happy.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

naughty

a) playful
b) noisy
c) obedient
d) mischievous

Show answer

c) obedient. An obedient child does what is asked, so it is the opposite.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

naughtty

a) h
b) t
c) g
d) y

Show answer

b) t. Naughty has a single t, so the second one goes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pick the naughty thing to do.

a) drawing on the wall
b) sharing your toys
c) saying thank you
d) washing your hands

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a) drawing on the wall

2. Mitu was naughty, so his mother looked ____.

a) pleased
b) proud
c) cross
d) sleepy

Show answer

c) cross

Associated Words

More Class 1 Summer Spell Bee words starting with na: nail, natural, napkin

More words from this list

read, sofa, twist, attempt, buzz, cyan, five, hotel

Next steps

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