What does tidy mean?
Word: Tidy
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Tidy means neat, with everything in its proper place. As a verb, to tidy means to put things back where they belong.
Synonyms: neat, orderly, clean
Antonyms: cluttered
How do you spell tidy?
Syllables: ti - dy
Tricky part: There is only one d, and the word ends in y.
Watch out for: tiddy, tidey, tydy
Memory tip: Toys In Drawers, Yes: the first letters spell tidy, one d and all.
Tidy in a sentence
Example 1: Please tidy your desk before you leave.
Example 2: Clara keeps her pencil box very tidy.
Example 3: After the party, everyone helped to tidy the hall.
Fun Fact
Long ago tidy meant timely or in good season; it comes from tide, an old word for time, which is why old poems speak of noontide and eventide.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
tidy
a) quiet
b) small
c) empty
d) messy
Show answer
d) messy. Messy is the opposite of tidy; a room can be quiet, empty or small and still be neat or not.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
dyti
a) tidy
b) diet
c) tiny
d) tide
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a) tidy. Tiny needs an n, and tide and diet each need an e; only tidy uses d, y, t and i with nothing left over.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) cluttered
b) tidy
c) sweaping
d) arrangement
Show answer
c) sweaping. Sweeping keeps the ee of sweep; tidy, arrangement and cluttered are correct.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Rani folded her clothes and kept her cupboard tidy before going to scool.
a) folded
b) cupboard
c) tidy
d) scool
Show answer
d) scool. School has a silent h after the c.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which is the tidiest room?
a) one with toys all over the floor
b) one with every book on its shelf
c) one with clothes heaped on the bed
d) one with paint spilt on the rug
Show answer
b) one with every book on its shelf
2. Which of these helps keep a desk tidy?
a) loose crayons everywhere
b) crumbs from lunch
c) a pen stand for pencils
d) a pile of old papers
Show answer
c) a pen stand for pencils
