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Spell Bee Word: Tan


What does tan mean?

Word: Tan

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tan means a light brown colour. Your skin can also get a tan when you stay out in strong sun.

How do you spell tan?

Syllables: tan

Tricky part: Tan has a short a, like ant. If the a becomes an e, you get ten, the number after nine.

Watch out for: taan, taen

Memory tip: A man in the sun gets a tan: man and tan share the same short a.

Tan in a sentence

Example 1: My shoes are tan.

Example 2: Papa got a tan working in the fields.

Example 3: The puppy has tan spots on its back.

Fun Fact

Making leather from animal skin is called tanning. The word comes from the tree bark that was once used to do it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) tan
b) tann

Show answer

b) tann. Tann has a second n it does not need.

Rhyme Chime

Choose the word that rhymes with tan.

a) fin
b) fan

Show answer

b) fan. Fan and tan rhyme; fin has an i in the middle.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

tan ---> nine ---> ____

a) eye
b) neck

Show answer

a) eye. Nine ends with e, so eye comes next. Neck starts with n, the front of nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which thing is often tan in colour?

a) a ripe tomato
b) a glass of milk
c) a cardboard box
d) a green parrot

Show answer

c) a cardboard box

2. Ishaan got a tan at the beach. What changed?

a) his hair got longer
b) his feet got bigger
c) his eyes turned blue
d) his skin got darker

Show answer

d) his skin got darker

Associated Words

jetletshyredsat
capputrutareits

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