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Spell Bee Word: Slim


What does slim mean?

Word: Slim

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Slim means thin and narrow, in a neat or graceful way. A slim chance is a very small one.

Synonyms: slender, narrow

Antonyms: thick, wide

How do you spell slim?

Syllables: slim

Tricky part: Slim itself has one m. Slimmer and slimmest double it, so children sometimes double it in slim too.

Watch out for: slimm, sllim

Memory tip: Slim is a slim word: just four letters and a single m, with no room for a second one.

Slim in a sentence

Example 1: Didi keeps a slim notebook in her school bag for new spellings.

Example 2: The slim new phone fits easily into Papa's shirt pocket.

Example 3: Our team has only a slim chance of winning, but we will play our best.

Fun Fact

Slim came into English from Dutch or Low German. In Dutch today the word means clever, not thin.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with the given word?

slim

a) gym
b) climb
c) time
d) slam

Show answer

a) gym. Gym has the same short sound at the end; climb looks close but has a long i.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

sl_m

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

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a) i. The vowel is a short i, as in sit.

Spell Spies

Choose the pair which has a spelling error:

a) slim : thick
b) light : heavy
c) ancient : moddern
d) tall : short

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c) ancient : moddern. Modern has a single d.

Word Champ

In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?

1. slime 2. slim 3. slip

a) 321
b) 231
c) 213
d) 123

Show answer

c) 213. Slim is shortest, so it comes before slime; slip follows because p comes after m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If there is only a slim chance of rain, the day will most likely be...

a) stormy
b) dry
c) rainy
d) wet

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b) dry

2. A slim book is most likely one that...

a) has many pictures
b) has few pages
c) is very old
d) has a hard cover

Show answer

b) has few pages

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: slender, narrow

More words from this list

swarm, wavy, birth, cobbler, dollar, furnish, jagged, notch

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