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Spell Bee Word: quietly


Basic Details

Word: Quietly

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: In a way that makes little or no noise; also calmly, without fuss.

Synonyms: softly, silently, calmly, noiselessly

Antonyms: loudly, noisily

How to Spell Quietly

Syllables: qui - et - ly

Tricky part: Quiet has two sounds, qui-et, so i comes before e. Students mix it up with quite and write quitely.

Watch out for: quitely, quietely, queitly

Memory tip: Say it slowly in two beats, qui-et, so the i and the e each get a place. Quite has its e at the end; quiet has it between i and t. Then add ly.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Grandmother was sleeping, so we played carrom quietly.

Example 2: The cat crept quietly towards the pigeon on the balcony.

Example 3: She closed the library door quietly behind her.

Fun Fact

Quiet and quit come from the same Latin word, quietus, meaning at rest or free.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: quietly

a) silently
b) softly
c) noisily
d) gently

Show answer

c) noisily. Noisily means with a lot of sound; the others all suggest little sound.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

quietely

a) l
b) i
c) t
d) e

Show answer

d) e. Quiet takes ly straight away; no e is added before it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) patiently
b) curiously
c) seriously
d) quitely

Show answer

d) quitely. Quiet has two beats, qui-et, so the e cannot be missing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In school, you are expected to sit quietly while ____.

a) singing in a choir
b) cheering at a match
c) blowing a whistle
d) reading in a library

Show answer

d) reading in a library

2. 'He quietly accepted the decision.' Here quietly means ____.

a) while running
b) with loud complaints
c) after a long fight
d) calmly, without fuss

Show answer

d) calmly, without fuss

Associated Words

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