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Spell Bee Word: Kitten


What does kitten mean?

Word: Kitten

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Kitten means a baby cat.

How do you spell kitten?

Syllables: kit - ten

Tricky part: Kitten has two t's in the middle. Children often write only one.

Watch out for: kiten, kittten

Memory tip: Two t's for the two tiny ears on top of a kitten's head.

Kitten in a sentence

Example 1: The kitten hid under the sofa.

Example 2: Our cat had four kittens.

Example 3: The grey kitten slept on my lap.

Fun Fact

Kittens are born with their eyes shut. They open them after about one to two weeks.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) kittan
b) kitten
c) kittin
d) kitton

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b) kitten. The last vowel in kitten is e, not a, i or o.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tnetik

a) kitten
b) ittken
c) iktten
d) kttien

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a) kitten. K and i lead, and the pair of t's follows them.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

kittenn

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

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b) n. Kitten has only one n.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

k_tten

a) i
b) a
c) o
d) e

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a) i. Kitten begins with kit, so the first vowel is i, as in sit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which toy would a kitten most enjoy?

a) a cricket bat
b) a school bag
c) a ball of wool
d) a skipping rope

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c) a ball of wool

2. A kitten says ____.

a) baa
b) moo
c) mew
d) quack

Show answer

c) mew

Associated Words

kitchentwisteffectspoonbuzz
armliquidglideteethbanker

More words from this list

palm, sailor, suit, wish, beach, cheap, doll, full

Next steps

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