easy
We walked under a leafy tree.
What does Leafy mean?
Leafy means full of leaves.
Dictionary definition
Having many leaves or covered with leaves.
Example sentences
Leafy in a sentence
medium
The salad had leafy greens like spinach.
hard
The writer described the leafy path to help readers picture the forest.
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What does leafy mean?
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Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to leafy?
Leaf-Covered is close in meaning to leafy.
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Which word is an opposite or strong contrast for leafy?
Bare contrasts with leafy.
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Leafy
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lee · fee · strongest beat: lee
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WordLeafy.
Partadjective.
MeaningLeafy means full of leaves.
ExampleExample: We walked under a leafy tree.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- lee · fee
- Strongest beat
- lee
- Ending
- fee
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on lee.
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Synonyms
Words like Leafy
leaf-coveredcovered with leaves
greenfull of green plant life
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Word family
Leafy word family
Base word
leafy
adjective
leafy
Base form.
adjective
leafier
More leafy.
adjective
leafiest
Most leafy.
noun
leaf
A flat green part of a plant.
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Hint for students
Leafy means full of leaves.
Common mix-up
Leafy is not the same as bare. Leafy means leafy means full of leaves.
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Read this model sentence: The salad had leafy greens like spinach. Clue words: salad, greens, like. Underline clue words that show why leafy fits instead of bare. Now write one new sentence that shows leafy without using the word leafy. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show leafy?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The salad had leafy greens like spinach." Why does leafy fit better than bare?
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