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Spell Bee Word: Hymn


What does hymn mean?

Word: Hymn

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hymn means a song of praise to God, sung together by a group of people.

Sounds like: him (a boy or man being talked about)

How do you spell hymn?

Syllables: hymn

Tricky part: The n at the end is silent, as it is in autumn.

Watch out for: hym, hymne

Memory tip: Hymn and him are said the same way; the hymn is the one that holds a long note at the end, an extra letter you never hear.

Hymn in a sentence

Example 1: Before morning assembly, the music teacher chose a hymn for everyone to sing.

Example 2: Grandma hummed an old hymn while she knitted.

Example 3: The school choir in Cardiff sang a hymn in Welsh at its annual concert.

Fun Fact

The word hymn comes from the Greek hymnos, a song of praise.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) condemn
b) column
c) solemn
d) himn

Show answer

d) himn. Hymn uses a y, not an i, though it ends in a silent n like condemn, solemn and column.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

mnyh

a) him
b) nymph
c) myth
d) hymn

Show answer

d) hymn. Myth and nymph both carry letters that are not in this set, and him is only three letters long.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

hymmn

a) h
b) y
c) m
d) n

Show answer

c) m. Hymn has a single m before its silent n.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you most expect to hear a hymn?

a) at a football match
b) at a choir concert
c) in a news bulletin
d) at a science fair

Show answer

b) at a choir concert

2. In which word is the n of hymn actually sounded?

a) hymnbook
b) hymnal
c) hymns
d) hymn sheet

Show answer

b) hymnal

Associated Words

More Class 6 Summer Spell Bee words starting with h: hostile, headquarters, hazardous, haulage, husbandry, harness

More words from this list

monotonous, principal, subsequent, webbed, apologetic, chronological, deposit, exploitation

Next steps

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