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Spell Bee Word: skinny


Basic Details

Word: Skinny

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Very thin, often too thin.

Synonyms: thin, slim, lean, bony

Antonyms: fat, plump, chubby, stout

How to Spell Skinny

Syllables: skin - ny

Tricky part: The n of skin is doubled before y. Students who write skiny are using the rule for long vowels.

Watch out for: skiny, skinney, skinnie

Memory tip: A skinny person is all skin and bones. Write skin, add one more n for the bones, then y.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The skinny calf grew strong after a month of good feed.

Example 2: My skinny jeans are too tight to sit cross-legged in.

Example 3: That skinny branch will not hold the swing.

Fun Fact

In the 1500s skinny meant made of skin or like skin. The sense very thin came a little later.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: skinny

a) lean
b) bony
c) slim
d) plump

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d) plump. Plump means pleasantly round and fat, which is the reverse of skinny.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The skiny puppy we found near the bus stand now eats twice a day.

a) skiny
b) puppy
c) found
d) twice

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a) skiny. Short i before y? Double the n, just as sunny doubles its n.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

kynnsi

a) stinky
b) skimpy
c) shiny
d) skinny

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d) skinny. Two n's and a k point to skinny; shiny would leave an n and the k behind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is usually described as skinny?

a) a hippopotamus
b) a stick insect
c) a walrus
d) an elephant

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b) a stick insect

2. Skinny jeans fit ____.

a) only small babies
b) tightly around the legs
c) over a coat
d) loosely like a skirt

Show answer

b) tightly around the legs

Associated Words

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