image of a big robot and a small robot
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Word Play,

5 Ways to Say Little

Writing can be boring when you use the same old words!

From the September 2020 Issue

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Writing can be boring when you use the same old words! Learn new ways to say little. Then use the new words to write what the robots are saying.

Instead of little, try:

  • tiny
  • pint-sized
  • itty-bitty
  • petite (puh-TEET)
  • teeny-weeny

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What do you think the robots are saying?

"Don’t worry, baby robot. It’s OK to be ______________."

"I may have a _________ body, but I have a big heart!"

Three of the words for “little” are in the magazine. Can you find them?

(Hint: Two are near a photo of a frog. One is near a photo of vanilla.)

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