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Spell Bee Word: fingernail


Basic Details

Word: Fingernail

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The hard, thin layer that covers the top of the tip of each finger.

Synonyms: nail

How to Spell Fingernail

Syllables: fin - ger - nail

Tricky part: It is one word made of finger and nail joined with nothing added or dropped. The middle is ger, not gur, and nail keeps its ai.

Watch out for: fingurnail, fingernale, fingarnail

Memory tip: Spell finger, then spell nail, and close the gap between them.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Shreya painted each fingernail a different colour for the wedding.

Example 2: Do not bite your fingernails when you feel nervous.

Example 3: I scraped the old sticker off with my fingernail.

Fun Fact

Fingernails grow about 3.5 millimetres a month, more than twice as fast as toenails.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) fingernail
b) headake
c) forhead
d) bakbone

Show answer

a) fingernail. Finger and nail join with no change, while backbone, forehead and headache have each been misspelt.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

fing_rn_il

a) e, a
b) u, a
c) a, e
d) e, e

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a) e, a. Finger ends in er, and nail has the vowel pair ai.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

glanifenri

a) fingertip
b) lingering
c) fingernail
d) fingerprint

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c) fingernail. Fingertip and fingerprint share the start, but neither has the a and l of nail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you find a fingernail?

a) on the knee
b) on the elbow
c) at the tip of a finger
d) behind the ear

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c) at the tip of a finger

2. Which tool is used to trim fingernails?

a) a nail clipper
b) a spoon
c) a hammer
d) a ruler

Show answer

a) a nail clipper

Associated Words

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