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Spell Bee Word: sadly


Basic Details

Word: Sadly

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: In an unhappy way. It is also used at the start of a sentence to mean unfortunately.

Synonyms: unhappily, sorrowfully, unfortunately, regrettably

Antonyms: happily, cheerfully, gladly

How to Spell Sadly

Syllables: sad - ly

Tricky part: Nothing doubles: it is simply sad + ly. Students sometimes write saddly, as if adding -ing, or sadley.

Watch out for: saddly, sadley, sadlly

Memory tip: Glad gives gladly and mad gives madly, so sad gives sadly. Add ly and change nothing else.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Sadly, the match was called off because of rain.

Example 2: The puppy looked sadly at the closed door.

Example 3: Our old peepal tree was sadly cut down to widen the road.

Fun Fact

Sadly is a sentence adverb, like luckily and hopefully: placed at the start, it comments on the whole sentence rather than describing an action.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word sadly as used in the sentence:

The old man waved sadly as the train pulled out of the station.

a) sorrowfully
b) gloomily
c) cheerfully
d) unhappily

Show answer

c) cheerfully. Gloomily, sorrowfully and unhappily all mean sadly, so cheerfully is the opposite.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

saddly

a) y
b) a
c) d
d) l

Show answer

c) d. The d doubles only before a vowel suffix, as in sadden; before ly it stays single.

Spell-o-Spell

Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:

1. sadly 2. truely 3. usualy 4. finaly

a) honestly; really
b) in an unhappy way; unfortunately
c) normally; most of the time
d) at last; after a long time

Show answer

b) in an unhappy way; unfortunately. Truly drops the e of true, while usually and finally keep the l of usual and final and then add ly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Sadly, the shop was shut', sadly means ____.

a) suddenly
b) loudly
c) unfortunately
d) slowly

Show answer

c) unfortunately

2. Which word is formed in the same way as sadly?

a) sadness
b) madly
c) sadden
d) saddle

Show answer

b) madly

Associated Words

feelingbeggingpastshamefulnervously
arrangementcacklingdisillusionedsincefact

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