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Spell Bee Word: Few


What does few mean?

Word: Few

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Few means not many. A few pencils is a small group, not a big pile.

Antonyms: many

How do you spell few?

Syllables: few

Tricky part: The you sound at the end of few is spelt ew.

Watch out for: fue, fyu

Memory tip: Picture the w in few as two small cups side by side: only a few cups on the table.

Few in a sentence

Example 1: I have a few crayons.

Example 2: Only a few children came today.

Example 3: Wait a few minutes, please.

Fun Fact

A few and few are not quite the same. I have a few sweets means I have some; I have few sweets means I have hardly any.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) few
b) sevn

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b) sevn. Seven has an e between the v and the n; sevn misses it.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'few':

a) blue
b) fee

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b) fee. Blue and few end in the same oo sound. Fee ends with a long e, so it does not rhyme.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

_ew

a) v
b) f

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b) f. Bite your lip and blow softly for the f.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a few?

a) ninety crayons
b) three crayons
c) a thousand crayons
d) five hundred crayons

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b) three crayons

2. There were few clouds, so the sky was ___.

a) full of rain
b) very dark
c) all grey
d) mostly clear

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d) mostly clear

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: many

More words from this list

he, job, must, poor, so, this, year, body

Next steps

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