What does truthfully mean?
Word: Truthfully
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning: Truthfully means in an honest way, saying what is really true without lying or hiding anything.
Synonyms: honestly, sincerely
Antonyms: falsely, dishonestly
How do you spell truthfully?
Syllables: truth - ful - ly
Tricky part: Students slip in an extra e before the th (truethfully) or write the ending with one l (truthfuly).
Watch out for: truthfuly, truethfully, truthfulley
Memory tip: Two l's stand side by side near the end: one closes the middle syllable and one opens the last. Count them as you write.
Truthfully in a sentence
Example 1: Please answer the questions on the form truthfully.
Example 2: Truthfully, I was not looking forward to the long drive to Ooty.
Example 3: He spoke truthfully about the mistake, and his coach respected him for it.
Fun Fact
Truth goes back to the Old English word treowth, which meant faithfulness and loyalty as well as truth.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word truthfully as it is used in the sentence:
When the coach asked who had left the gate open, Kavya answered truthfully that it was her.
a) proudly
b) angrily
c) frankly
d) slowly
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c) frankly. Kavya owned up openly, which is speaking frankly; proudly, angrily and slowly say nothing about telling the truth.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
When the teacher asked about the broken flowerpot, Mohan spoke lfltyruhut and said sorry.
a) thankfully
b) youthfully
c) truthfully
d) faithfully
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c) truthfully. There is no a in the jumble, which rules out thankfully and faithfully, and youthfully would need an o.
Spell-o-Spell
Read the four words. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. sincerely 2. definately 3. truthfully 4. regularly
a) without any doubt
b) in a heartfelt, genuine way
c) in a way that tells things as they really are
d) at the same times each day or week
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a) without any doubt. Definitely has finite inside it, so the vowel before ly is i, not a.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to complete the word:
tr_thf_lly
a) e, u
b) u, u
c) u, a
d) o, u
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b) u, u. Truth has the same u as rule, and the middle syllable is spelt with a single u.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Truthfully, I did not enjoy the film, the word truthfully means ____.
a) by a silly mistake
b) if I am open about it
c) for a short while
d) in a big hurry
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b) if I am open about it
2. Which person is acting truthfully?
a) a player who hides his foul
b) a girl who blames her sister
c) a boy who owns up to his mistake
d) a girl who copies her friend
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c) a boy who owns up to his mistake
