Spell Bee Word: Any

What does any mean?

Word: Any

Part of Speech: Determiner

Meaning: Any means some, or even one, of a thing. We use it in questions and with not: Do you have any milk?

Synonyms: some

Antonyms: none

How do you spell any?

Syllables: an - y

Tricky part: The ee sound at the end of any is spelt with a y. Children often write ee or ie there instead.

Watch out for: anee, anie

Memory tip: Any ends with a y that says ee, just like the y at the end of happy and baby.

Any in a sentence

Example 1: Do you have any crayons?

Example 2: There is not any milk left in the jug.

Example 3: You can pick any toy you like.

Fun Fact

Any comes from the Old English word aenig, which grew out of an, meaning one.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) anny
b) any

Show answer

b) any. Any has just one n, like many.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme:

a) many
b) penny
c) any
d) pony

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d) pony. Penny and many end with the same sound as any; pony does not.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

_ny

a) a
b) e

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a) a. Any sounds like it starts with e, but the letter at the front is a.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

any ---> yes ---> ____

a) sun
b) yet

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a) sun. Yes ends with s, so sun comes next. Yet starts with y, the letter at the front of yes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mumma says, Take any one sweet from the box. Which sweet can you take?

a) only the red one
b) only the biggest one
c) whichever you like
d) none of them

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c) whichever you like

2. I do not have any sweets. This means I have ____.

a) some sweets
b) no sweets
c) many sweets
d) two sweets

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b) no sweets

Associated Words

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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