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Spell Bee Word: Mint


What does mint mean?

Word: Mint

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mint means a plant with strong-smelling green leaves that we add to sauces and drinks. A mint is also a small sweet that tastes of the plant.

How do you spell mint?

Syllables: mint

Tricky part: Mint has a short i sound, and a plain i spells it. Children sometimes write mynt or meent.

Watch out for: mynt, meent

Memory tip: Mint has a plain i in the middle: no y and no ee, just one short i.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. in mint condition: looking as good as new Example: "My old toy car is still in mint condition."

Mint in a sentence

Example 1: Grandma adds fresh mint to the peas.

Example 2: I chewed a mint after lunch.

Example 3: The mint plant grows fast in our balcony pot.

Fun Fact

A mint is also a place where coins are made. The Royal Mint in Wales makes the coins for the United Kingdom.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Champ

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

mi______

a) ntt
b) nt
c) tn
d) nnt

Show answer

b) nt. One n and one t finish the word mint.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with mint?

a) print
b) paint
c) pint
d) meant

Show answer

a) print. Pint looks like it should rhyme, but it says pie-nt; print matches mint.

Jumble Tumble

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

nmti 1234

a) 2431
b) 2413
c) 4213
d) 3412

Show answer

b) 2413. Take letter 2 (m), then 4 (i), 1 (n) and 3 (t).

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) ginger
b) mint
c) onion
d) garlik

Show answer

d) garlik. Garlic ends in c, not k.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fresh mint leaves make your mouth feel ___.

a) cool
b) hot
c) salty
d) sticky

Show answer

a) cool

2. Which of these often has a mint taste?

a) tomato soup
b) toothpaste
c) boiled rice
d) salted peanuts

Show answer

b) toothpaste

Associated Words

More Class 1 Winter Spell Bee words starting with m: move, much, money, meal, monsoon, mass

More words from this list

path, rack, silver, super, turn, blade, cream, grin

Next steps

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