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Spell Bee Word: Colossal


Basic Details

Word: Colossal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Very, very big; much larger than usual.

Synonyms: huge, enormous, gigantic, massive

Antonyms: tiny, minute

How to Spell Colossal

Syllables: co - los - sal

Tricky part: It starts with one l but has a double s in the middle. Children often swap them and write collosal.

Watch out for: collosal, colosal, collossal

Memory tip: Losing a whole cricket match is a big loss, and colossal hides that loss: co-LOSS-al. One l before it, double s inside it.

Usage Examples

Example 1: A colossal wave crashed over the rocks.

Example 2: The blue whale is a colossal animal.

Example 3: We saw a colossal statue of Lord Shiva on the hill.

Fun Fact

The word comes from colossus, a giant statue. The most famous was the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

colossal

a) tiny
b) massive
c) giant
d) huge

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a) tiny. Something tiny is very small, while colossal is very big.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) immense
b) enormous
c) colosal
d) gigantic

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c) colosal. The middle of colossal has a double s, as in loss.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

slacsool

a) coslosal
b) collosas
c) colosasl
d) colossal

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d) colossal. Say it in beats, co-los-sal, and lay the letters out beat by beat.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letters to form a word:

c_l_ssal

a) o, a
b) a, o
c) u, o
d) o, o

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d) o, o. Both gaps take o: c-o-l-o-ssal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could you call colossal?

a) a button
b) a mountain
c) an ant
d) a grain of rice

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b) a mountain

2. The new mall is colossal. This means the mall is

a) very old
b) extremely big
c) very noisy
d) closed for the day

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b) extremely big

Associated Words

accountantrecalldividecarvecycling
gymnasticscomplainweightliftingnarrowdedication

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