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Spell Bee Word: Mittens


What does mittens mean?

Word: Mittens

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mittens means warm covers for the hands, with one part for the thumb and one big part for all four fingers.

How do you spell mittens?

Syllables: mit - tens

Tricky part: Mittens has a double t in the middle, as in butter.

Watch out for: mitens, mitenz

Memory tip: A mitten has two parts and the word has two t's in the middle: one t for the thumb part, one for the part that holds the fingers.

Mittens in a sentence

Example 1: Oliver wore red mittens in the snow.

Example 2: My mittens got wet when I made a snowball.

Example 3: Grandma knitted a pair of mittens for the baby.

Fun Fact

Mittens usually keep hands warmer than gloves, because the fingers stay together and share their heat.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) mittens
b) mittins
c) mittons
d) mittans

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a) mittens. The ending is -ens, as in tens.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

sheep, wool, yarn, ____

a) milk
b) mittens
c) meat
d) grass

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b) mittens. Sheep give wool, wool is spun into yarn, and yarn can be knitted into mittens.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

m_ttens

a) a
b) o
c) i
d) e

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c) i. The first vowel is i, as in sit.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

mittenns

a) m
b) e
c) t
d) n

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d) n. Only one n comes before the final s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is hardest to do while wearing mittens?

a) holding a snowball
b) waving goodbye
c) clapping your hands
d) tying a shoelace

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d) tying a shoelace

2. What do mittens and gloves both do?

a) keep your hands warm
b) cover your ears
c) hold up your socks
d) keep your feet dry

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a) keep your hands warm

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with mi: mischief, milkshake, midnight

More words from this list

push, smoke, travel, ahead, diagram, garden, icing, mention

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

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