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Spell Bee Word: Grin


What does grin mean?

Word: Grin

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Grin means a big, wide smile that shows your teeth. To grin is to smile like this.

Synonyms: smile, beam

Antonyms: frown

How do you spell grin?

Syllables: grin

Tricky part: Grin has only one n. The n doubles only when you add ing or ed: grinning, grinned.

Watch out for: grinn, grine

Memory tip: A wide grin stretches out, and the n sits alone at the end. It only gets a partner n when ing or ed comes along.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. grin and bear it: To put up with something unpleasant without complaining. Example: "The bus was late, so we had to grin and bear it."

Grin in a sentence

Example 1: Raju had a big grin after he won the race.

Example 2: The baby gave a toothless grin.

Example 3: Tara grinned when she saw the cake.

Fun Fact

In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat can vanish until only its grin is left.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Meena gave a cheeky ______ when her name was called for the prize.

a) sneeze
b) sigh
c) grin
d) yawn

Show answer

c) grin. A prize winner beaming at everyone gives a grin.

Spell Spies

Choose the option with no spelling errors:

a) grin, winck, gigle, nod
b) grin, winc, giggle, nodd
c) grin, wink, giggle, nod
d) grin, wink, giggel, nodd

Show answer

c) grin, wink, giggle, nod. Wink, giggle and nod are correct only in this list; look at the k, the double g and the single d.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with grin?

a) gone
b) green
c) grain
d) chin

Show answer

d) chin. Chin and grin share the same short in sound.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

gr_n

a) ie
b) ea
c) i
d) e

Show answer

c) i. Grin has a short i; gren, grien and grean are not words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A grin shows that you are ____.

a) cold
b) sleepy
c) angry
d) happy

Show answer

d) happy

2. Your friend frowns instead of grinning. How does your friend probably feel?

a) cheerful
b) upset
c) excited
d) proud

Show answer

b) upset

Associated Words

Words that end in -in: spin, raisin, violin, mandolin, washbasin, paraffin

More words from this list

love, organ, pouch, shrub, straw, torch, bathroom, comb

Next steps

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