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Spell Bee Word: Tunic


What does tunic mean?

Word: Tunic

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Tunic means a loose piece of clothing that reaches the hips or the knees. In many schools, girls wear a tunic over a shirt.

How do you spell tunic?

Syllables: tu - nic

Tricky part: The k sound at the end is spelt with just a c. Nothing follows it.

Watch out for: tunik, tunick

Memory tip: No k is needed at the end of tunic: a c on its own does the job.

Tunic in a sentence

Example 1: Riya's school tunic is navy blue.

Example 2: The tunic reached just above his knees.

Example 3: Mum ironed my tunic for Monday morning.

Fun Fact

People in ancient Rome wore a simple tunic every day, often with a belt at the waist.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

itncu

a) tucin
b) tnuic
c) tunic
d) tuinc

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c) tunic. Tuinc and tnuic twist the middle, and tucin moves the c away from the end.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

t_nic

a) u
b) a
c) e
d) i

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a) u. It is the long u you hear in tube.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

tunnic

a) u
b) i
c) c
d) n

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d) n. There is only one n in the middle.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) tunec
b) tunuc
c) tunic
d) tunac

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c) tunic. The vowel before the last letter is i, as in picnic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where on your body does a tunic go?

a) over your top half
b) on your head
c) on your feet
d) round your wrist

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a) over your top half

2. Neha's tunic is part of her school uniform. When does she wear it?

a) only when swimming
b) on school days
c) only at bedtime
d) only on her birthday

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b) on school days

Associated Words

More Class 2 Summer Spell Bee words starting with t: thin, tortoise, trousers, tough, travel, through

More words from this list

apart, carriage, doormat, gloves, invite, motorcycle, queue, soap

Next steps

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