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Spell Bee Word: Different


What does different mean?

Word: Different

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Different means not like another thing or person in some way.

Synonyms: unlike

Antonyms: alike

How do you spell different?

Syllables: dif - fer - ent

Tricky part: There are two f's, and children often skip the middle e when they write it.

Watch out for: diffrent, diferent

Memory tip: Two f's stand side by side in different, like two friends who look nothing alike.

Different in a sentence

Example 1: My twin and I like different colours.

Example 2: This pencil is different from mine.

Example 3: Every leaf on the tree looks a little different.

Fun Fact

Different comes from the Latin word differre, which means to carry apart or set apart.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) number
b) differant
c) picture
d) garden

Show answer

b) differant. The last part of different is ent, as in tent.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

different

a) unusual
b) other
c) same
d) new

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c) same. Things that are not different at all are the same.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

differrent

a) r
b) f
c) e
d) n

Show answer

a) r. Only the f is doubled in different; it has a single r.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tnefirdfe

a) different
b) difefrent
c) diffreent
d) differnet

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a) different. Begin with d and i, and let the t close the word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meera and Tara are twins, but they like different colours. What does this tell us?

a) Their favourite colours do not match.
b) They do not like any colours.
c) They share one favourite colour.
d) They both like only red.

Show answer

a) Their favourite colours do not match.

2. Which one is different from the others?

a) a mango
b) a chair
c) an apple
d) a banana

Show answer

b) a chair

Associated Words

Words that end in -ent: present, accident, absent, instrument, movement, detergent

More words from this list

Friday, keep, origin, ripple, storm, whisper, banyan, chain

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