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Spell Bee Word: Tiny


Basic Details

Word: Tiny

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Very, very small.

Synonyms: small, little, wee

Antonyms: huge, big, giant

How to Spell Tiny

Syllables: ti - ny

Tricky part: There is only one n, and the word ends in y. Children write tiney or tinie.

Watch out for: tiney, tinie, tyny

Memory tip: Tiny is a tiny word too: just four letters, t-i-n-y.

Usage Examples

Example 1: A tiny ant climbed up the sugar jar.

Example 2: The baby has tiny fingers and toes.

Example 3: We stayed in a tiny cottage on the hill.

Fun Fact

The bee hummingbird of Cuba is the smallest bird in the world. It is only about 5 to 6 centimetres long.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: tiny

a) little
b) huge
c) small
d) short

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b) huge. An ant is tiny and an elephant is huge.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) slendar
b) miniatur
c) tiny
d) delicat

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c) tiny. Miniature, delicate and slender have each lost or changed a letter; tiny is spelt right.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The kitten slept in a tiney basket near the stove.

a) stove
b) basket
c) kitten
d) tiney

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d) tiney. Tiny ends straight in y, with no e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is tiny?

a) an elephant
b) a grain of sand
c) a bus
d) a mountain

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b) a grain of sand

2. Find the word that means the same as tiny.

a) wide
b) giant
c) little
d) tall

Show answer

c) little

Associated Words

horizontoothlessboxingenvywise
carpenterexcitementcourageadmireenormous

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