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Spell Bee Word: Twine


What does twine mean?

Word: Twine

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Twine means strong thin string made of two or more threads twisted together.

Synonyms: string

How do you spell twine?

Syllables: twine

Tricky part: The silent e at the end is what makes the i say its own name. Without it you would read the word as twin.

Watch out for: twien, twyne

Memory tip: Line, pine and twine all use the same trick: a quiet e at the end makes the i long.

Twine in a sentence

Example 1: Papa tied the bundle of old newspapers with a length of twine.

Example 2: We used garden twine to help the tomato plants grow up the sticks.

Example 3: The ball of twine rolled under the sofa and the cat chased it.

Fun Fact

Twine comes from an old English word linked to two, because it was first made by twisting threads together.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with the given word?

twine

a) tin
b) tiny
c) sign
d) train

Show answer

c) sign. The g in sign is silent, so it ends with the same sound as twine.

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

nwiet 12345

a) 52341
b) 52314
c) 25314
d) 41325

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b) 52314. Reading the letters in the order 5, 2, 3, 1, 4 spells the strong string.

Spell Spies

Choose the option with no spelling errors:

a) twine, ribbon, sissors, glu
b) twine, ribben, scisors, glue
c) twine, ribbon, scissors, glue
d) twine, ribon, scissors, glue

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c) twine, ribbon, scissors, glue. Here ribbon has two b's, scissors keeps its c and double s, and glue ends in e.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

twine

a) tin
b) wet
c) net
d) teen

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d) teen. With only one e in twine, the ee of teen cannot be made.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which job is twine best for?

a) sweeping the floor
b) sticking photos in an album
c) tying a parcel shut
d) cutting paper

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c) tying a parcel shut

2. Which of these can twine be made from?

a) rubber
b) glass
c) jute
d) sand

Show answer

c) jute

Associated Words

Words that end in -ine: engine, trampoline, tambourine, machine, serpentine, cuisine

More words from this list

announcer, chilly, curl, extra, height, member, pyramid, sprout

Next steps

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