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Spell Bee Word: wisely


Basic Details

Word: Wisely

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: In a sensible way that shows good judgement and experience.

Synonyms: sensibly, prudently, cleverly

Antonyms: foolishly, unwisely, rashly

How to Spell Wisely

Syllables: wise - ly

Tricky part: Wise keeps its e before ly, so wisly is wrong. The s sounds like z, which leads some students to write wizely.

Watch out for: wisly, wizely, wiseley

Memory tip: Wise does not lose its e: wise + ly. Nice and nicely behave the same way.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The old owl in the story always spoke wisely.

Example 2: She wisely carried an umbrella, as the sky over Shillong was grey.

Example 3: Choose your friends wisely, my grandmother often says.

Fun Fact

Wise, wisdom and wit are related. They all go back to an ancient root meaning to see or to know.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word wisely as it is used in the sentence:

Meena spent her pocket money wisely and kept half of it for her brother's birthday gift.

a) foolishly
b) prudently
c) sensibly
d) carefully

Show answer

a) foolishly. Sensibly, carefully and prudently all show good judgement; foolishly shows none.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:

The village elder spoke ylwsie and slowly to the quarrelling neighbours.

a) widely
b) wifely
c) wildly
d) wisely

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d) wisely. The jumble has an s, and none of the other three options does.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

wiseley

a) y
b) s
c) l
d) e

Show answer

d) e. Wise keeps one e and then takes ly; there is no second e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a wise thing to do?

a) shouting at the referee
b) running across a busy road
c) saving money for later
d) skipping breakfast daily

Show answer

c) saving money for later

2. Which noun belongs to the same family as wisely?

a) wisdom
b) widow
c) whisker
d) wishes

Show answer

a) wisdom

Associated Words

proficiencyindustryinvitationresourcefulaccustomed
forgotscrambleexpositionabdicatedinterrupt

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