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Spell Bee Word: Than


What does than mean?

Word: Than

Part of Speech: Preposition, conjunction

Meaning: Than means a word we use when we compare two things, as in taller than.

How do you spell than?

Syllables: than

Tricky part: Than looks a lot like then, and the two are easy to mix up. Than is the one for comparing, and it has an a.

Watch out for: thaan, thna

Memory tip: Than is for comparing: the a in than goes with the a in compare.

Than in a sentence

Example 1: A bus is bigger than a car.

Example 2: I can run faster than my brother.

Example 3: Ice is colder than water.

Fun Fact

Than and then were once the same word in Old English. That is why they still look so alike.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) hous
b) than

Show answer

a) hous. House ends with a quiet e, and hous has dropped it.

Sound Check

Choose the word which does not rhyme with 'than':

a) pan
b) pin

Show answer

b) pin. Pan sounds like than at the end. Pin has an i sound.

Spellacadabra

Remove one letter to make a meaningful word:

thann

a) n
b) h

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a) n. The last letter is written twice. The word needs it only once.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

ntah

a) than
b) tahn

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a) than. The t and the h sit together at the start.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is bigger than a cat?

a) a mouse
b) an elephant
c) a frog
d) an ant

Show answer

b) an elephant

2. Raj has three sweets. Asha has more than Raj. How many could Asha have?

a) three
b) two
c) one
d) five

Show answer

d) five

Associated Words

More Senior KG Winter Spell Bee words starting with t: this, tell, test, try

More words from this list

when, baby, card, face, have, it, mum, plan

Next steps

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