Spell Bee Word: That

What does that mean?

Word: That

Part of Speech: Determiner, pronoun

Meaning: That means the one over there, not this one near me.

How do you spell that?

Syllables: that

Tricky part: That starts with th. Many children say and write it with a d, as in dat.

Watch out for: dat, thatt

Memory tip: Let your tongue peep out between your teeth at the start of that. A d cannot make that sound: only th can.

That in a sentence

Example 1: Look at that big kite.

Example 2: That is my school bag.

Example 3: Can I have that red crayon?

Fun Fact

That is one of the ten words used most often in English, along with the, and and to.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) tigar
b) that

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b) that. Tiger ends in er, so tigar has the wrong vowel at the end.

Sound Check

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

a) what
b) hat

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a) what. Hat rhymes with that. What looks as if it should rhyme, but it has an o sound.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

th_t

a) e
b) a

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b) a. The vowel here is the short one you hear in cat.

Jumble Tumble

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form a hidden word:

ahtt

a) thta
b) that

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b) that. Put the vowel between the th and the second t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ria points at a kite far up in the sky and says, 'Look at that kite!' Where is the kite?

a) in Ria's pocket
b) under Ria's feet
c) far from Ria
d) in Ria's hand

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c) far from Ria

2. Dev says, 'That is my house.' What is Dev doing?

a) showing which house is his
b) building a new house
c) asking where he lives
d) saying he has no house

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a) showing which house is his

Associated Words

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

More words from this list

will, ball, come, few, he, job, must, poor

Next steps

How to participate in CREST International Spell Bee

The CREST International Spell Bee (CSB) is conducted in two editions – CREST International Spell Bee - Summer (CSB) and CREST International Spell Bee - Winter (CSBW) – giving students across the globe an opportunity to showcase and enhance their spelling proficiency. Designed for young learners from Senior KG to Class 8, the competition focuses on word-building, pronunciation, and vocabulary enrichment, helping students develop strong linguistic skills.

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