What does acrobatics mean?
Word: Acrobatics
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Acrobatics means difficult and exciting movements of the body, such as somersaults, balancing and swinging high in the air.
How do you spell acrobatics?
Syllables: ac - ro - bat - ics
Tricky part: Only one c opens the word. Pupils who know accept and accident often write accrobatics.
Watch out for: accrobatics, akrobatics
Memory tip: An acrobat travels light: one c at the start is all it carries.
Acrobatics in a sentence
Example 1: The circus children practise acrobatics on a thick mat every morning.
Example 2: Monkeys at the zoo showed off their acrobatics on the ropes.
Example 3: Performers in the Chinese pole act mix strength and acrobatics on a tall pole.
Fun Fact
Acrobat comes from a Greek word meaning 'walking on tiptoe', built from akros, 'at the tip', and a verb meaning to walk.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The street performers in Paris drew a big crowd with their daring basrtiacoc on a tightrope.
a) aerobatics
b) aerobics
c) acrobatics
d) acoustics
Show answer
c) acrobatics. Aerobatics has an e where the jumble has a second c, and acoustics and aerobics need letters it does not have.
Word Cookie
One letter in this word is not needed. Find it:
acrobattics
a) t
b) a
c) c
d) b
Show answer
a) t. The t is single, just as it is in acrobat.
Word Cookie
One word in this sentence is misspelt. Find it:
At the sports day, the Class 8 team performed acrobaticks to a fast drumbeat while the whole school cheered from the stands.
a) acrobaticks
b) drumbeat
c) annual
d) cheered
Show answer
a) acrobaticks. The word ends in ics, like athletics.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. gymnastics 2. juggling 3. acrobatics 4. trapese
a) a sport of exercises on mats, bars and beams
b) daring body tricks such as flips and balances
c) keeping several objects in the air by throwing and catching
d) a bar hanging from two ropes, used for swinging high up
Show answer
d) a bar hanging from two ropes, used for swinging high up. Trapeze ends in eze, like breeze.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which move belongs to acrobatics?
a) a quiet game of chess
b) a long walk in the park
c) a backflip on a balance beam
d) a slow swim in a pool
Show answer
c) a backflip on a balance beam
2. Which quality matters most for acrobatics?
a) neat handwriting
b) a loud singing voice
c) a memory for dates
d) balance and strength
Show answer
d) balance and strength
