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Spell Bee Word: Silly


What does silly mean?

Word: Silly

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Silly means funny in a way that is not sensible, or not sensible at all.

Synonyms: funny

Antonyms: sensible, wise

How do you spell silly?

Syllables: sil - ly

Tricky part: Look for the two l's in the middle of silly.

Watch out for: sily, sillly

Memory tip: The two l's in the middle of silly stand side by side, like two silly friends holding hands.

Silly in a sentence

Example 1: The clown wore a silly hat.

Example 2: It was silly of me to forget my bag.

Example 3: We made silly faces in the mirror.

Fun Fact

Long ago, in Old English, silly came from a word that meant happy or blessed.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) happy
b) jolly
c) silli
d) funny

Show answer

c) silli. Silly ends in y, just like happy and jolly.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

silly

a) clever
b) foolish
c) angry
d) sleepy

Show answer

b) foolish. Foolish and silly both describe something that is not sensible.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

s_lly

a) e
b) i
c) o
d) y

Show answer

b) i. The vowel in silly is a short i, as in sit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a silly thing to do?

a) wash your hands before lunch
b) wear socks over your shoes
c) put your toys away
d) look both ways at the road

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b) wear socks over your shoes

2. A silly joke is most likely to make your friends ____.

a) giggle
b) shiver
c) frown
d) yawn

Show answer

a) giggle

Associated Words

Words that end in -lly: actually, totally, rally, belly

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: wise

More words from this list

toffee, album, branch, coo, family, hair, marry, pond

Next steps

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