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Spell Bee Word: This


What does this mean?

Word: This

Part of Speech: Determiner, pronoun

Meaning: This means the one here, close to me.

How do you spell this?

Syllables: this

Tricky part: This ends with just one s. Children who know kiss and miss often write a second s.

Watch out for: thiss, thise

Memory tip: A short word with a short ending: this stops after one s.

This in a sentence

Example 1: This is my new pencil.

Example 2: Is this your water bottle?

Example 3: This mango is very sweet.

Fun Fact

This and these point to things close to you. That and those point to things further away.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell Spies

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) duk
b) this

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b) this. Duck ends with ck, so duk is missing a letter.

Sound Check

Choose the word which rhymes with 'this':

a) miss
b) mice

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a) miss. Miss sounds just like this at the end. Mice has a long vowel sound.

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

th_s

a) i
b) e

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a) i. The vowel is the short one you hear at the start of ink.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gita holds up a shell and says, 'This is my shell.' Where is the shell?

a) deep in the sea
b) in Gita's hand
c) far away on the beach
d) high up a tree

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b) in Gita's hand

2. Om takes a bite and says, 'This apple is sweet.' Which apple is sweet?

a) the one in the shop
b) the one on the tree
c) the one Om is eating
d) the one in the bowl

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c) the one Om is eating

Associated Words

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

More words from this list

year, body, dad, find, high, last, no, room

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.

Steps to Participate:

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