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Spell Bee Word: Thumb


What does thumb mean?

Word: Thumb

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Thumb means the short, wide finger that stands apart from the other four on your hand.

How do you spell thumb?

Syllables: thumb

Tricky part: The b at the end is silent, so it is easy to write thum.

Watch out for: thum, thumbe

Memory tip: Comb, lamb and thumb all hide a silent b at the end.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. thumbs up: a sign that something is good or that you agree Example: "Our teacher gave the class a thumbs up for the neat charts."

Thumb in a sentence

Example 1: Ethan pressed his thumb into the clay to make a small dent.

Example 2: The baby holds my thumb tightly with her tiny hand.

Example 3: Use your thumb to push the drawing pin into the board.

Fun Fact

The thumb has only two of the small bones found in the fingers, while each other finger has three.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) shoulder
b) thummb
c) elbow
d) ankle

Show answer

b) thummb. There is only one m in this word, so one of the two m's must go.

Sound Check

Which of the following words does not rhyme with thumb?

a) drum
b) plum
c) home
d) come

Show answer

c) home. Home has a long o sound, so it does not rhyme, even though it looks like come.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

thumb

a) hut
b) bath
c) hum
d) tub

Show answer

b) bath. Bath needs an a, and there is no a in thumb.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

mbuth 12345

a) 54312
b) 43512
c) 45321
d) 45312

Show answer

d) 45312. Read the letters in the order 4, 5, 3, 1, 2 and the word appears, with its quiet letter last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many thumbs does a person usually have?

a) two
b) four
c) ten
d) six

Show answer

a) two

2. Your thumb helps you most when you ___.

a) taste food
b) smell a flower
c) hear a song
d) hold a pencil

Show answer

d) hold a pencil

Associated Words

More Class 2 Winter Spell Bee words starting with t: twice, twig, tracksuit, toothache, termite, tireless

More words from this list

would, bookshop, delete, flash, icicle, newsletter, race, sledge

Next steps

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