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Spell Bee Word: Tin


What does tin mean?

Word: Tin

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tin means a light, silvery metal. A tin is also a metal box or can that keeps food.

How do you spell tin?

Syllables: tin

Tricky part: Tin has a short i, as in ink. Change the i to an e and it says ten.

Watch out for: tien, tiin

Memory tip: A tin is shiny and thin: hear the same short i in tin and thin.

Tin in a sentence

Example 1: Mumma keeps biscuits in a tin.

Example 2: The tin of paint is very heavy.

Example 3: We made a drum from an old tin.

Fun Fact

A tin can is mostly made of steel, with a very thin coat of tin on it.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Magic

Choose the incorrectly spelt magical word:

a) tin
b) tinn

Show answer

b) tinn. One n is all tin needs.

Rhyme Chime

Find the word that doesn't rhyme with tin:

a) bin
b) pin
c) pen
d) chin

Show answer

c) pen. Pin, bin and chin all sound like tin at the end; pen does not.

Word Link Express

Continue the word chain:

tin ---> nest ---> ____

a) nut
b) tap

Show answer

b) tap. Nest ends with t, so tap is next. Nut begins with n, like nest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tin belongs in the same group as ____.

a) wood
b) cotton
c) iron
d) paper

Show answer

c) iron

2. Dadi opened a tin from the kitchen shelf. What was most likely inside?

a) a school bag
b) a pair of shoes
c) a wet towel
d) some laddoos

Show answer

d) some laddoos

Associated Words

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Next steps

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