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
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.
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.
Any comes from the Old English word aenig, which grew out of an, meaning one.
Choose the correctly spelt magical word:
a) anny
b) any
b) any. Any has just one n, like many.
Find the word that doesn't rhyme:
a) many
b) penny
c) any
d) pony
d) pony. Penny and many end with the same sound as any; pony does not.
Fill in the missing vowel:
_ny
a) a
b) e
a) a. Any sounds like it starts with e, but the letter at the front is a.
Continue the word chain:
any ---> yes ---> ____
a) sun
b) yet
a) sun. Yes ends with s, so sun comes next. Yet starts with y, the letter at the front of yes.
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
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
b) no sweets
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