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Spell Bee Word: repeatedly


Basic Details

Word: Repeatedly

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Many times; again and again.

Synonyms: again and again, often, frequently, constantly

Antonyms: once, rarely, seldom

How to Spell Repeatedly

Syllables: re - peat - ed - ly

Tricky part: Repeat keeps its ea, and ly joins straight onto repeated. Students write repetedly or add an extra e before ly.

Watch out for: repetedly, repeatidly, repeatedely

Memory tip: Build it in three steps: repeat, repeated, repeatedly. Each step only adds letters; nothing is taken away.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The baby repeatedly threw her toy out of the cot.

Example 2: The coach repeatedly told us to keep our eyes on the ball.

Example 3: Aman knocked repeatedly, but nobody opened the door.

Fun Fact

Repeat comes from the Latin repetere, 'to seek again', built on petere, 'to seek', which also gives English the word petition.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: repeatedly

a) never
b) rarely
c) quickly
d) frequently

Show answer

d) frequently. Doing something repeatedly means doing it frequently.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

repeatedely

a) l
b) d
c) a
d) e

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d) e. Repeated takes ly directly, with no e in between.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) admittedly
b) repetedly
c) hurriedly
d) decidedly

Show answer

b) repetedly. The verb inside is repeat, which keeps its ea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a dog barks repeatedly, it barks ____.

a) silently
b) again and again
c) only once
d) in its sleep only

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b) again and again

2. Which sentence shows something done repeatedly?

a) She rang the bell five times.
b) She wanted to ring the bell.
c) She rang the bell once.
d) She never rang the bell.

Show answer

a) She rang the bell five times.

Associated Words

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