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Spell Bee Word: Mighty


What does mighty mean?

Word: Mighty

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Mighty means very strong, powerful or huge.

Synonyms: powerful, strong, great

Antonyms: feeble

How do you spell mighty?

Syllables: might - y

Tricky part: A silent gh sits in the middle, as in night and light. Pupils who spell by sound write mity.

Watch out for: mity, mightie, mitey

Memory tip: Mighty knights fight at night: every one of those words carries the same igh.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. high and mighty: Acting as if you are more important than other people. Example: "Do not get high and mighty just because you won one match."

Mighty in a sentence

Example 1: The mighty Ganga flows across the northern plains.

Example 2: In the Ramayana, Hanuman lifts a mighty mountain.

Example 3: With one mighty kick, Rohan sent the ball over the wall.

Fun Fact

Mighty grew from might, an old word for strength that we still use in 'push with all your might'.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

mighty

a) fierce
b) proud
c) weak
d) brave

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c) weak. A mighty river is very strong; a weak one barely moves.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hgymit

a) mighity
b) mightly
c) mighty
d) meighty

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c) mighty. The silent letters sit in the middle, and the word ends in y.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

mightty

a) g
b) t
c) h
d) y

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b) t. The t closes might, and the y joins straight on with no second t.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) mighty
b) powerfull
c) brave
d) strong

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b) powerfull. Powerful ends in one l; mighty, strong and brave are spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. You could call ____ mighty.

a) a small pond
b) a little stream
c) a garden tap
d) a river in full flood

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d) a river in full flood

2. Which animal would you most likely call mighty?

a) a kitten
b) a goldfish
c) an elephant
d) a sparrow

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c) an elephant

Associated Words

friendlydelicatekeyboarddecisiontable tennis
damageflaredecayfearsmile

Next steps

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