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Spell Bee Word: Gigantic


Basic Details

Word: Gigantic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Extremely big; huge.

Synonyms: huge, enormous, massive

Antonyms: tiny, small

How to Spell Gigantic

Syllables: gi - gan - tic

Tricky part: The first g is soft (like j) and the second is hard. The word ends in tic, with no k.

Watch out for: jigantic, gigantik, gigantick

Memory tip: A giant is gigantic. Both begin with gi, and gigantic ends in tic, like plastic.

Usage Examples

Example 1: A gigantic wave crashed onto the beach.

Example 2: The elephant left gigantic footprints in the mud.

Example 3: We ate a gigantic dosa at the new restaurant.

Fun Fact

The blue whale is the largest animal known to have lived on Earth, larger than any dinosaur found so far.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: gigantic

a) tiny
b) quick
c) narrow
d) huge

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d) huge. Huge and gigantic both mean very big.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) ginger
b) giant
c) gentle
d) gigantik

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d) gigantik. Gigantic ends with c, not k.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tigcanig

a) gigantic
b) gignatic
c) gigantci
d) gingatic

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a) gigantic. Start with gi, then gan, then tic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is gigantic?

a) a sparrow
b) a mouse
c) an elephant
d) an ant

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c) an elephant

2. The opposite of gigantic is ____.

a) heavy
b) tall
c) huge
d) tiny

Show answer

d) tiny

Associated Words

farfireplaceyogabackpackambition
waterfalladmireribbedexaminediligence

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