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Spell Bee Word: Ten


What does ten mean?

Word: Ten

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ten means the number that is one more than nine.

How do you spell ten?

Syllables: ten

Tricky part: Ten has a short e, like hen. Tin, with an i, is a metal.

Watch out for: taen, tien

Memory tip: Picture a hen sitting on ten eggs: the e in hen is the e in ten.

Ten in a sentence

Example 1: I have ten fingers.

Example 2: There are ten mangoes in the basket.

Example 3: Count from one to ten.

Fun Fact

In Roman numerals, ten is written as X.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the correctly spelt magical word:

a) ten
b) tene

Show answer

a) ten. Ten stops at the n; no e comes after it.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme with ten:

a) pan
b) pen
c) hen
d) men

Show answer

a) pan. Hen, pen and men all sound like ten at the end; pan does not.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

hat ---> ten ---> ____

a) neck
b) tap

Show answer

a) neck. Ten ends in n, so neck, which starts with n, is next.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ten is written as ____.

a) 12
b) 1
c) 100
d) 10

Show answer

d) 10

2. Which number comes just after ten when you count?

a) twelve
b) eleven
c) nine
d) eight

Show answer

b) eleven

Associated Words

caronalljoghit
legfinlaghadsat

Next steps

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