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Spell Bee Word: miniature


Basic Details

Word: Miniature

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Much smaller than the usual size. It is also a noun for a very small painting or model.

Synonyms: tiny, small, little

Antonyms: giant, huge

How to Spell Miniature

Syllables: min - i - a - ture

Tricky part: People often say it as min-a-chur and leave out the i after min. The full spelling is mini + a + ture.

Watch out for: minature, miniture, minniature

Memory tip: Write mini first, the word for small, and then add ature: mini + ature.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Kabir collects miniature cars and keeps them in a glass box.

Example 2: The museum had miniature paintings from the Mughal period.

Example 3: My sister built a miniature garden inside an old teacup.

Fun Fact

The word first named the small pictures painted in old handwritten books. It comes, through Italian, from the Latin minium, the red paint used for them, and only later came to mean small.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) furnichure
b) miniature
c) temprature
d) litrature

Show answer

b) miniature. Temperature and literature have lost letters here, and furniture has the wrong ending, so only miniature is right.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

minniature

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

Show answer

b) n. Mini has one n, and so does this word.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

miniature

a) giant
b) small
c) tiny
d) little

Show answer

a) giant. A giant is enormous, the very reverse of a miniature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A miniature horse is ____.

a) a very small breed of horse
b) a horse made of glass
c) a horse in a painting
d) a horse that runs fast

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a) a very small breed of horse

2. Which of these is most likely to be described as miniature?

a) a banyan tree
b) a jet plane
c) a dollhouse chair
d) a cricket stadium

Show answer

c) a dollhouse chair

Associated Words

bacteriumblowerretailerheartyshelter
merrimentbatterexpeditionrespectcomplexity

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