What does strongly mean?
Word: Strongly
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: Strongly means in a strong, firm or forceful way. We use it for feelings and opinions (strongly agree) as well as for things built to last.
Synonyms: firmly, forcefully, powerfully
Antonyms: weakly
How do you spell strongly?
Syllables: strong - ly
Tricky part: The g of strong is not heard clearly before the l, so some students leave it out (stronly) or drop the r (stongly).
Watch out for: stronly, stongly, strongli
Memory tip: Hear the ng: strong and strongly carry the same ng sound as song, so the g has to be written.
Strongly in a sentence
Example 1: Our class felt strongly that the old banyan tree should not be cut.
Example 2: The shelf was strongly fixed to the wall with four screws.
Example 3: The milk tea smelt strongly of cardamom.
Fun Fact
Strong goes back to Old English strang, and German still has a close cousin, streng, which means strict or severe.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
strongley
a) g
b) l
c) e
d) y
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c) e. Strongly ends in a plain ly with no e, like kindly and softly.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word 'strongly' as used in the sentence:
The principal strongly disagreed with the plan to cut the games period.
a) openly
b) mildly
c) loudly
d) often
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b) mildly. Strongly here means with great force of feeling; mildly means only a little.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the meaning of the correctly spelt word:
1. seperately 2. imediately 3. strongly 4. definately
a) with great force or deep feeling
b) at once
c) without any doubt
d) apart from one another
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a) with great force or deep feeling. Definitely ends in itely, separately has an a after the p, and immediately needs two m's.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:
The wind blew so ylgsortn that our kite string snapped.
a) throngs
b) strongest
c) strongly
d) wrongly
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c) strongly. Wrongly has a w and no s or t, strongest ends in est with no l or y, and throngs has an h but no l or y.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A strongly worded letter is one that is ____.
a) long and full of details
b) sent by speed post
c) written in large letters
d) direct and severe in tone
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d) direct and severe in tone
2. If you strongly recommend a book, you ____.
a) think it is far too long
b) want to sell your copy
c) really want others to read it
d) have never read it yourself
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c) really want others to read it
