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Spell Bee Word: Then


What does then mean?

Word: Then

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Then means at that time, or next, after something else has happened.

Synonyms: next

How do you spell then?

Syllables: then

Tricky part: Then and than sound almost the same. Then is the time word; than is the one for comparing (taller than me).

Watch out for: thn, thene

Memory tip: Then and when are both time words, and they rhyme, so picture them side by side on a clock face.

Then in a sentence

Example 1: First we had lunch, then we played a board game.

Example 2: Back then, Grandpa walked to school every day.

Example 3: Mix the flour and water, then knead the dough.

Fun Fact

Long ago then and than were spelt the same way. People started keeping them apart only around three hundred years ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

then

a) after
b) soon
c) now
d) later

Show answer

c) now. Then points to another time; now means this very moment.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) which
b) would
c) other
d) tehn

Show answer

d) tehn. The h must sit straight after the t to make the th sound.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Finish your milk, thenn you can go out to play.

a) milk
b) play
c) thenn
d) Finish

Show answer

c) thenn. Then needs just one n at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. We ate lunch, then we went to the park. What did we do first?

a) went to the park
b) ate lunch
c) read a book
d) went to bed

Show answer

b) ate lunch

2. Which word could take the place of then in: We had dinner, then we watched TV?

a) because
b) always
c) before
d) afterwards

Show answer

d) afterwards

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: next

More words from this list

wristwatch, brick, crocodile, foot, highlighter, magnet, picture, sweatshirt

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