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Spell Bee Word: Small


What does small mean?

Word: Small

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Small means not large in size or amount.

Synonyms: little

Antonyms: big, large, huge

How do you spell small?

Syllables: small

Tricky part: The vowel is a, though it sounds like aw, and the word ends with a double l, as in ball and tall.

Watch out for: smoll, smaal, smal

Memory tip: Picture two thin legs holding up a small word: they are the two l's at the end.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. small talk: light, friendly chat about simple things like the weather Example: "The two uncles made small talk while waiting for the bus."

Small in a sentence

Example 1: A small bird built a nest in our window.

Example 2: Can I have a small piece of cake, please?

Example 3: Our village has a small school with only five classrooms.

Fun Fact

The bee hummingbird of Cuba is the smallest bird in the world, only about 5 to 6 centimetres long.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

small

a) tall
b) heavy
c) wide
d) tiny

Show answer

d) tiny. Tiny means very small; tall, wide and heavy all describe something big in one way.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) gigantik
b) small
c) enormus
d) minature

Show answer

b) small. Gigantic ends in c, enormous in ous and miniature keeps an i after the n, so small is correct.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

smmall

a) s
b) a
c) l
d) m

Show answer

d) m. Small begins with s and a single m, just like smell and smoke.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

small

a) ast
b) est
c) ust
d) ist

Show answer

b) est. Smallest is small with est added, the same ending as in longest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these would fit inside a matchbox?

a) a school bag
b) a pumpkin
c) a mustard seed
d) a cricket bat

Show answer

c) a mustard seed

2. Which sentence is correct?

a) An ant is smaller than a bee.
b) An ant is more small than a bee.
c) An ant is smallest than a bee.
d) An ant is small than a bee.

Show answer

a) An ant is smaller than a bee.

Associated Words

boxingseparateplainsadnessquarrel
earthheadachechaseblissfulappear

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