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Spell Bee Word: Plentiful


What does plentiful mean?

Word: Plentiful

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Plentiful means available in large amounts; more than enough.

Synonyms: abundant, ample, bountiful

Antonyms: rare

How do you spell plentiful?

Syllables: plen - ti - ful

Tricky part: The y of plenty changes to i before ful. Plentyful is the slip to avoid.

Watch out for: plentyful, plentifal, plentful

Memory tip: Plenty drops its y for an i, the way beauty becomes beautiful.

Plentiful in a sentence

Example 1: Mangoes are plentiful in May and June.

Example 2: After the monsoon, water is plentiful in the village well.

Example 3: There was plentiful food at my cousin's wedding.

Fun Fact

India grows more mangoes than any other country, so in summer they are plentiful in nearly every market.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: plentiful

a) fresh
b) costly
c) tasty
d) scarce

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d) scarce. Scarce means there is very little, the opposite of plentiful.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) delishus
b) generus
c) plentiful
d) abundent

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c) plentiful. Abundant, generous and delicious are misspelt here, leaving plentiful as the only correct word.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Fresh fish is plentifull in the markets of coastal towns like Mangaluru.

a) plentifull
b) Fresh
c) coastal
d) markets

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a) plentifull. The ending ful always has just one l.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tunflipel

a) uplifting
b) fruitful
c) pitiful
d) plentiful

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d) plentiful. Pitiful has no n, uplifting needs a g and fruitful an r, so these nine letters make plentiful.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If rain is plentiful, the farmers will most likely ____.

a) sell their land
b) stop farming
c) have a good crop
d) lose all their seeds

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c) have a good crop

2. In a desert, what is usually plentiful?

a) rain
b) grass
c) sand
d) rivers

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c) sand

Associated Words

Words that end in -ful: delightful, doubtful, tactful, graceful, wonderful, wistful

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: ample, bountiful

More words from this list

rotation, tactful, wonderful, biodiversity, dappled, entrance, harmonious, management

Next steps

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