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Spell Bee Word: Perfectly


Basic Details

Word: Perfectly

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: In a way that could not be better. It also means completely or totally, as in perfectly safe.

Synonyms: flawlessly, faultlessly, completely, entirely

Antonyms: badly, imperfectly

How to Spell Perfectly

Syllables: per - fect - ly

Tricky part: The ct of perfect stays whole before ly; students drop the t (perfecly) or add an e (perfectley).

Watch out for: perfecly, perfectley, perfeclty

Memory tip: Watch out for prefect, the school monitor: perfect starts with per, prefect with pre. Then add ly to the whole of perfect.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The cake rose perfectly in the new oven.

Example 2: You are perfectly safe on this bridge.

Example 3: She sang the national anthem perfectly at the assembly.

Fun Fact

In maths, a perfect number equals the sum of its smaller factors: 6 is perfect because 1 + 2 + 3 = 6, and 28 is the next one.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Only one of these words takes the prefix im to make its opposite:

im

a) legal
b) perfect
c) regular
d) honest

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b) perfect. Honest takes dis, legal takes il and regular takes ir; perfect becomes imperfect.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

perfecttly

a) f
b) t
c) l
d) c

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b) t. Perfect ends in a single t, and ly is added straight after it.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word perfectly as used in the sentence:

The dancer's steps matched the beat of the drum perfectly.

a) partly
b) clumsily
c) roughly
d) flawlessly

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d) flawlessly. Steps that match the beat with no slip at all match it flawlessly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word could replace perfectly in 'I am perfectly happy to wait'?

a) slowly
b) barely
c) secretly
d) completely

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d) completely

2. A perfectly round ball has ____.

a) one flat side on top
b) no flat or dented parts
c) a small hole in it
d) corners on every side

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b) no flat or dented parts

Associated Words

contractedsimultaneouslymachineryexpectedobserver
angulushaystackintimacybrakeillative

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