Home / Free Study Material / Spell Bee Summer / Class 4 Spell Bee Summer Words / tuna

Spell Bee Word: Tuna


What does tuna mean?

Word: Tuna

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tuna means a large sea fish caught for food, or its meat, which is often sold in tins.

How do you spell tuna?

Syllables: tu - na

Tricky part: The word ends in a plain a, and the sound is weak. Children who are unsure of it add an r or an h that the word does not need.

Watch out for: tunar, tunah

Memory tip: Pizza, pasta, tuna: three foods for a lunch box, and all three finish on the same single letter.

Tuna in a sentence

Example 1: We had tuna sandwiches on the train to Kochi.

Example 2: The fishing boats at Visakhapatnam came back with tuna and prawns.

Example 3: Some tuna swim across a whole ocean in search of food.

Fun Fact

Most tuna never stop swimming, because they need water flowing over their gills to breathe.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) tuna
b) salmon
c) lobster
d) sardeen

Show answer

d) sardeen. Sardine ends in ine, like machine; the other three are spelt correctly.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

tunna

a) u
b) t
c) n
d) a

Show answer

c) n. One n is all this fish needs in the middle.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Dad opened a tin of toona for our picnic lunch.

a) opened
b) toona
c) lunch
d) picnic

Show answer

b) toona. The long sound after the t is spelt with one letter here, not two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would a fishing boat go to catch tuna?

a) up a small mountain stream
b) far out in the open sea
c) along a narrow town canal
d) to a quiet village pond

Show answer

b) far out in the open sea

2. The cook has run out of tuna for a salad. Which of these is the closest swap?

a) a tin of mackerel
b) a packet of noodles
c) a jar of honey
d) a tin of peaches

Show answer

a) a tin of mackerel

Associated Words

More Class 4 Summer Spell Bee words starting with t: terrible, tidy, tornado, though, telephone, tapestry

More words from this list

agriculture, chamber, develop, final, inference, misjudge, price, severe

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:

Step 1: Visit the registration page and complete the registration with your desired subject.

Step 2: After Registration done, do login at www.crestolympiads.com/login.

Step 3: After login, go to dashboard and click on Book slot/Take Exam

Step 4: Schedule your exam date and preferred time.

Step 5: Log in with your credentials on the exam day at the scheduled time and take the exam.

70%