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Spell Bee Word: Kind


What does kind mean?

Word: Kind

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Kind means friendly, gentle and helpful to others.

Synonyms: nice, gentle, caring

How do you spell kind?

Syllables: kind

Tricky part: The i says its name without any help, so there is no e at the end and no y in place of the i.

Watch out for: kinde, kynd, kiend

Memory tip: No magic e is needed: in kind, the i says its name all on its own.

Kind in a sentence

Example 1: Be kind to animals.

Example 2: It was kind of you to share your lunch.

Example 3: Our new neighbour is very kind.

Fun Fact

Long ago, kind also meant a type or family of living things, which is why humankind means all people together.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) gentle
b) cind
c) friend
d) helper

Show answer

b) cind. Kind starts with k, not c; gentle, friend and helper are all spelt right.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

kind

a) unkind
b) polite
c) clever
d) brave

Show answer

a) unkind. Adding un at the front gives the opposite meaning.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

kinnd

a) k
b) n
c) d
d) i

Show answer

b) n. Kind has a single n.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Be kind and feed the birds evry day.

a) kind
b) feed
c) birds
d) evry

Show answer

d) evry. Every has an e after the v: ev-e-ry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a kind thing to do?

a) help a friend who falls
b) talk during a story
c) take the last sweet
d) leave toys on the floor

Show answer

a) help a friend who falls

2. What kind of fruit do you like? Here, kind means ____.

a) gentle
b) friendly
c) helpful
d) type

Show answer

d) type

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: nice

More words from this list

owl, root, study, wife, bark, change, different, Friday

Next steps

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