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Spell Bee Word: fist


Basic Details

Word: Fist

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Your hand when you close your fingers tightly into it.

How to Spell Fist

Syllables: fist

Tricky part: Fist has no r. Children sometimes mix it up with first, which sounds a little like it.

Watch out for: fisst, fiste, fis

Memory tip: Fist rhymes with list and mist. Make a fist to hold your shopping list tight.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The baby held my finger in her tiny fist.

Example 2: Arjun hid the coin in his fist.

Example 3: Open your fist and show me what is inside.

Fun Fact

Your heart is roughly the size of your own closed fist, and it grows as you grow.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with fist?

a) list
b) fits
c) fish
d) nest

Show answer

a) list. List ends with the same ist sound as fist.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Raju closed his hand into a tight ____.

a) feast
b) fist
c) fast
d) first

Show answer

b) fist. A closed hand is a fist; first is about who comes before the others.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) mist
b) list
c) twist
d) fisst

Show answer

d) fisst. List, mist and twist have one s, and so does fist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When you make a fist, your fingers are...

a) closed tightly
b) pointing up
c) wet
d) spread wide

Show answer

a) closed tightly

2. Which part of your body can make a fist?

a) your nose
b) your foot
c) your hand
d) your knee

Show answer

c) your hand

Associated Words

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