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Spell Bee Word: Sleepy


What does sleepy mean?

Word: Sleepy

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Sleepy means tired and ready to sleep.

Synonyms: drowsy, tired

Antonyms: awake, alert

How do you spell sleepy?

Syllables: sleep - y

Tricky part: Keep the double e of sleep. Children often write slepy or sleapy.

Watch out for: slepy, sleapy, slipy

Memory tip: Say "sleeeepy" in a slow, drowsy voice: the long ee you stretch is the two e's you write.

Sleepy in a sentence

Example 1: I feel sleepy after a big lunch.

Example 2: The sleepy kitten curled up on the mat.

Example 3: Our village is a sleepy place on Sunday mornings.

Fun Fact

Koalas often sleep 18 hours or more a day, so they look sleepy most of the time.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:

sleep______

a) i
b) y
c) ey
d) ie

Show answer

b) y. Sleep + y makes sleepy, a word that describes how you feel.

Jumble Tumble

What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?

lepsye

a) hungry and wanting to eat
b) cold and wanting a jumper
c) cheerful and wanting to play
d) tired and wanting to rest

Show answer

d) tired and wanting to rest. The six letters spell sleepy, and a sleepy child wants to rest.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) rain : rainy
b) dirt : durty
c) sleep : sleepy
d) wind : windy

Show answer

b) dirt : durty. Dirty keeps the i-r of dirt: d-i-r-t-y.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

sleepy

a) sleep
b) yelp
c) sleeve
d) peel

Show answer

c) sleeve. Sleeve needs a v and three e's; sleepy has no v and only two e's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do most children feel sleepy?

a) during a race
b) after waking up
c) at bedtime
d) at breakfast

Show answer

c) at bedtime

2. A sign that you are sleepy is ____.

a) sneezing
b) yawning
c) giggling
d) shouting

Show answer

b) yawning

Associated Words

redundantequivocalprimafacieventriloquistentail
unimportanttriflingcupidityexpelnocturnal

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