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Spell Bee Word: Million


What does million mean?

Word: Million

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Million means the number one thousand thousand.

How do you spell million?

Syllables: mil - lion

Tricky part: There is a double l in the middle, so children who write milion have dropped one.

Watch out for: milion, millyon

Memory tip: A million has lots of zeros, and the word has two l's standing tall in the middle like two candles.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. one in a million: a very special person or thing Example: "Our football coach is one in a million."

Million in a sentence

Example 1: The song got a million views in one week.

Example 2: Thank you a million times for helping me.

Example 3: Our galaxy has far more than a million stars.

Fun Fact

If you counted one number every second without stopping, reaching a million would take you more than 11 days.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

million

a) mill
b) lion
c) moon
d) nil

Show answer

c) moon. Moon needs a pair of o's; million has one.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

milli_ _

a) un
b) an
c) en
d) on

Show answer

d) on. End with on, as in the word upon.

Sound Check

Which of the following words does not rhyme with 'million'?

a) trillion
b) lion
c) billion
d) pavilion

Show answer

b) lion. Lion looks like the end of million, but it is said lie-un.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

liomlin 1234567

a) 2415637
b) 4215673
c) 4216537
d) 4215637

Show answer

d) 4215637. M is letter 4, i is 2, l is 1, l is 5, i is 6, o is 3 and n is 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One million is the same as ___ hundred thousand.

a) a thousand
b) one hundred
c) ten
d) one

Show answer

c) ten

2. Which number comes just after 999,999?

a) 9,999,999
b) 10,000
c) 100,000
d) 1,000,000

Show answer

d) 1,000,000

Associated Words

Words that end in -ion: evaporation, version, operation, division, subtraction, multiplication

More words from this list

refreshing, statue, trillion, adorn, cashew, cuddly, evaporation, heaven

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