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Spell Bee Word: Total


What does total mean?

Word: Total

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Total means the whole amount you get when everything is added together.

Synonyms: sum

How do you spell total?

Syllables: to - tal

Tricky part: The ending sounds like ul or le, but it is spelt al.

Watch out for: totel, totle

Memory tip: You add them all to find the total, and all gives you the al at the end.

Total in a sentence

Example 1: The total for our school trip came to 4,500 rupees.

Example 2: Add the marks for each test to find your total.

Example 3: We collected a total of 120 old books for the library.

Fun Fact

In British English the verb doubles its l in totalled and totalling, while American English often keeps one l.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

tottal

a) l
b) a
c) t
d) o

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c) t. Each syllable of this word starts with a single t.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

total____

a) lie
b) ly
c) lee
d) ley

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b) ly. Adding ly to an adjective that ends in l, like total or real, gives two l's side by side.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

total

a) simple
b) large
c) partial
d) final

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c) partial. A total eclipse covers the whole sun, while a partial one covers only part of it.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) total
b) multeply
c) subtrakt
d) devide

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a) total. Divide starts with di, subtract ends in ct, and multiply has an i after the l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meena scored 18 in the first game and 22 in the second. What was her total?

a) 38
b) 42
c) 40
d) 4

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c) 40

2. The total is 50, and you have counted 35 so far. How many are still to count?

a) 5
b) 85
c) 25
d) 15

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d) 15

Associated Words

Words that end in -tal: accidental, subtotal, metal, digital, societal, vital

More words from this list

actress, calibrate, delivery, executive, image, melody, prawn, scrape

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