Spell Bee Word: Fit

What does fit mean?

Word: Fit

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Fit means healthy and strong. When clothes or shoes fit you, they are the right size.

Synonyms: healthy, strong

Antonyms: unfit

How do you spell fit?

Syllables: fit

Tricky part: Fit ends with a single t. Children who know fitted and fitting often add a second t to fit as well.

Watch out for: fitt, fitte

Memory tip: Picture one fit runner standing straight and tall at the finish, just like the one t that ends fit.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. fit as a fiddle: Very healthy and well. Example: "After a good sleep, Ria felt fit as a fiddle."

Fit in a sentence

Example 1: Running and jumping keep me fit.

Example 2: This cap fits me well.

Example 3: Dadu walks every morning to stay fit.

Fun Fact

In British English we usually say The shoes fitted me last year, while American English often says The shoes fit me.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) fit
b) phit

Show answer

a) fit. Ph starts some words, like phone, but fit starts with just f.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing vowel:

f_t

a) i
b) o

Show answer

a) i. Fot is not a word; fit has the short i of ink.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with fit.

a) fat
b) sit

Show answer

b) sit. Sit and fit sound the same after the first letter; fat does not.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

tfi

a) ift
b) fit

Show answer

b) fit. Move the letters round to find the word for healthy and strong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Riya wants to stay fit. What should she do?

a) watch TV all day
b) skip every day
c) eat lots of chips
d) sleep until noon

Show answer

b) skip every day

2. My old shoes do not fit me any more. They are ____.

a) very soft
b) too small
c) just right
d) brand new

Show answer

b) too small

Associated Words

Next steps

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