Spelling Word List: Diminutives

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Study the Word List: Diminutives

	calf	One of our cows has just had a calf.
	foal	Anna is grooming her foal.
	lamb	The newborn lamb had to be fed by hand.
	kid	They had just one kid.
	chick	The little chicks went 'cheep, cheep'.
	duckling	As baby duck is called a duckling. *
	piglet
	booklet	He compressed his notes into a booklet.
	droplet
	eyelet
	minibus
	miniskirt
	microchip	A computer contains many microchips.
	microbiology	Microbiology is the study of very small living things such as bacteria. *
	cigarette

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

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Spelling Practice: Diminutives

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calf

foal

lamb

kid

chick

duckling

piglet

booklet

droplet

eyelet

minibus

miniskirt

microchip

microbiology

cigarette

Spelling Games: Diminutives

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Take a Spelling Test: Diminutives

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One of our cows has just had a ____.

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