What does totally mean?
Word: Totally
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: Totally means completely, in every way, with nothing left out.
Synonyms: completely, entirely
How do you spell totally?
Syllables: to - tal - ly
Tricky part: When ly is added, the l already there stays, so two l's sit side by side. Children who write it the way it sounds often leave one out.
Watch out for: totaly, totalley
Memory tip: Two l's stand together near the end, the same pair you see in really and finally.
Totally in a sentence
Example 1: The sky was totally clear on the night we watched the stars from the roof.
Example 2: I totally forgot my water bottle, so Meena shared hers with me.
Example 3: After the rain, the cricket ground was totally soaked.
Fun Fact
The word goes back to a Latin word meaning whole, so a job totally done has no part of it left over.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
t_t_lly
a) o, e
b) o, a
c) u, a
d) a, a
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b) o, a. Both vowels are the ones you hear in hot and in the a of local.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lotytal
a) tollaty
b) toatlly
c) tatolly
d) totally
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d) totally. Read each one aloud: only one order sounds like a word meaning completely.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
totally
a) fully
b) loudly
c) quickly
d) partly
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d) partly. If something is done only in part, it is the opposite of done in every way.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) sudenly
b) nervusly
c) totally
d) happely
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c) totally. Suddenly needs two d's, happily changes y to i, and nervously keeps the o in ous.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Rohan says, 'I totally agree with you.' How much does he agree?
a) all the way
b) only a little
c) now and then
d) not at all
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a) all the way
2. Which sentence tells you a glass is totally empty?
a) It is full to the top.
b) It has a little juice.
c) Not a drop is left in it.
d) It is half full of milk.
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c) Not a drop is left in it.
