What does knitting mean?
Word: Knitting
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Knitting means the activity of making clothes such as sweaters and scarves from wool, using two long needles to join loops of yarn. It also means the piece that is being made.
How do you spell knitting?
Syllables: knit - ting
Tricky part: The k at the front is silent, so the word sounds as if it starts with n.
Watch out for: nitting, kniting
Memory tip: Knitting needles click as they work, but the k at the start makes no sound at all.
Knitting in a sentence
Example 1: Grandma keeps her knitting in a cloth bag beside her chair.
Example 2: Our school started a knitting club, and we made woollen squares for a blanket.
Example 3: Dev's knitting grew a little longer every evening of the holidays.
Fun Fact
Some of the oldest knitted things ever found are patterned cotton socks from Egypt, made about a thousand years ago.
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Spell Probe
Fill both blanks with 'i'. Which option gives the meaning of that word?
1. kn__tt__ng 2. bl__nk__t 3. th__mbl__ 4. b__tt__n
a) the craft of forming rows of looped stitches to make a warm garment
b) a large cover made of wool or cloth that keeps you warm in bed
c) a small round object sewn on clothes to fasten them
d) a small metal or plastic cap that protects your finger while you sew
Show answer
a) the craft of forming rows of looped stitches to make a warm garment. Two i's turn the first word into knitting, the craft of forming rows of looped stitches.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) regret : regretting
b) knit : knitting
c) forget : forgetting
d) begin : begining
Show answer
d) begin : begining. Begin doubles its n before -ing, so it should be beginning.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with knitting?
knitting
a) splitting
b) fitting
c) sitting
d) biting
Show answer
d) biting. Biting has a long i, as in bite; the rest share the short i of knit.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in this sentence?
Grandma finished knitting a woollen scarf for me while she listened to old songs on the raido, and I wore it the very next mornning.
a) 3
b) 0
c) 1
d) 2
Show answer
d) 2. Radio needs its i before the o, and morning has one n before the i; woollen rightly has a double l in British English.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is usually made by knitting?
a) a leather belt
b) a cotton bedsheet
c) a straw hat
d) a woollen cardigan
Show answer
d) a woollen cardigan
2. A knitter says she has 'dropped a stitch'. What has happened?
a) A loop has slipped off the needle
b) The wool has changed colour
c) The scarf is finished
d) One needle has snapped in half
Show answer
a) A loop has slipped off the needle
