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A tiny ant crawled across the leaf.
What does Tiny mean?
very small.
Dictionary definition
Tiny means extremely small in size, amount, or importance.
Example sentences
Tiny in a sentence
medium
She added a tiny bit of salt to the soup.
hard
Even a tiny clue can help solve a difficult mystery.
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What does tiny mean?
Tiny means very small.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to tiny?
Small is close in meaning to tiny in this dictionary entry.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of tiny?
Huge contrasts with tiny in this dictionary entry.
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Tiny
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ty · nee · strongest beat: ty
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WordTiny.
Partadjective.
MeaningTiny means very small.
ExampleExample: A tiny ant crawled across the leaf.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- ty · nee
- Strongest beat
- ty
- Ending
- nee
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on ty.
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Word family
Tiny word family
Base word
tiny
adjective
tiny
Very small.
adjective
tinier
More tiny.
adjective
tiniest
Most tiny.
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Student support
Understand Tiny
Hint for students
very small.
Common mix-up
Tiny is not the same as huge. Tiny means very small.
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Read this model sentence: She added a tiny bit of salt to the soup. Clue words: added, bit, salt. Underline clue words that show why tiny fits instead of huge. Now write one new sentence that shows tiny without using the word tiny. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show tiny?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "She added a tiny bit of salt to the soup." Why does tiny fit better than huge?
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