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Grandma taught me knitting after school.
What does Knitting mean?
Knitting is making fabric or clothing with yarn.
Dictionary definition
The activity of making fabric by looping yarn together with needles or tools.
Example sentences
Knitting in a sentence
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Knitting can be a calm hobby that also creates useful things.
hard
The class learned that knitting combines patience, patterns, and careful hand movements.
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Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.
Question 1 of 3
Practice 1
What is knitting?
Knitting is a craft that uses yarn to make fabric.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses knitting correctly?
Knitting is an activity used to make items like scarves.
Practice 3
Which word is closest in meaning to knitting?
Needlework is a related word for crafts that use needles.
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Knitting
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WordKnitting.
Partnoun.
MeaningKnitting is making fabric or clothing with yarn.
ExampleExample: Grandma taught me knitting after school.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- nit · ing
- Strongest beat
- nit
- Ending
- ing
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on nit.
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Synonyms
Words like Knitting
craftUse for a handmade activity.
needleworkUse for fabric crafts that use needles.
Antonyms
Opposite words
unravelingUse when knitted loops come apart.
idlenessUse as a contrast with an active craft activity.
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Hint for students
Knitting is making fabric or clothing with yarn.
Common mix-up
Knitting is not the same as unraveling. Knitting means knitting is making fabric or clothing with yarn.
Try it in class or at home
Read this model sentence: Knitting can be a calm hobby that also creates useful things. Clue words: calm, hobby, that. Underline clue words that show why knitting fits instead of unraveling. Now write one new sentence that shows knitting without using the word knitting. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show knitting?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Knitting can be a calm hobby that also creates useful things." Why does knitting fit better than unraveling?
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