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Spell Bee Word: Smelly


Basic Details

Word: Smelly

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Having a strong, unpleasant smell, like old socks or rotten food.

Synonyms: stinky, foul

Antonyms: fragrant, fresh

How to Spell Smelly

Syllables: smel - ly

Tricky part: Smell keeps both its l's before the y. Children write smely or add an e (smelley).

Watch out for: smely, smelley, smellie

Memory tip: Write smell in full, then stick a y on the end; nothing is dropped.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Take your smelly shoes out of the room.

Example 2: The fish market can be very smelly in the afternoon.

Example 3: Our dog rolled in something smelly at the park.

Fun Fact

The durian fruit smells so strong that it is banned on trains in Singapore.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

smell

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

Show answer

c) y. Smell + y makes smelly, with no e anywhere.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

smelly

a) fresh
b) clean
c) stinky
d) fragrant

Show answer

c) stinky. Stinky means much the same as smelly; the others describe a nice smell or none.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) smely
b) terrible
c) garbage
d) disgusting

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a) smely. Smelly keeps the double l of smell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is most likely to be smelly?

a) a clean towel
b) a new book
c) a full dustbin
d) a glass of water

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c) a full dustbin

2. Smelly is formed by adding y to ____.

a) spell
b) smell
c) smile
d) small

Show answer

b) smell

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Next steps

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