Spell Bee Word: Men

What does men mean?

Word: Men

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Men means more than one man.

Antonyms: women

How do you spell men?

Syllables: men

Tricky part: Men is already the plural of man, so it needs no s. The a in man simply changes to e.

Watch out for: mens, maen

Memory tip: One man, many men: the a turns into an e, just as in one woman, many women.

Men in a sentence

Example 1: Two men carried the sofa into the house.

Example 2: The men were playing cricket in the park.

Example 3: Five firemen came to help.

Fun Fact

Menu starts with the letters men, but the two words are not related: menu comes from French.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) men
b) menn

Show answer

a) men. Menn has a doubled last letter, so it is not right.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with men.

a) hum
b) hen

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b) hen. Hen and men sound the same after the first letter; hum does not.

Letter Treasure

Fill in the missing consonant:

_en

a) m
b) j

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a) m. Jen is not a word, but m makes men.

Jumble Jungle

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

enm

a) men
b) nme

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a) men. M goes first; e and n follow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One man is at the gate. Two more men come. How many men are there now?

a) three
b) one
c) two
d) four

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a) three

2. Which of these is a group of men?

a) three aunts
b) three grandmothers
c) three sisters
d) three uncles

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d) three uncles

Associated Words

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

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