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Spell Bee Word: backstage


Basic Details

Word: Backstage

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: In the area behind the stage of a theatre, where performers get ready and the audience cannot see. It is also used as a noun for that area.

Synonyms: behind the scenes

Antonyms: onstage

How to Spell Backstage

Syllables: back - stage

Tricky part: It is one word. Stage ends in ge with a silent e, so it is not backstag or backstaje.

Watch out for: bakstage, backstag, backstaje

Memory tip: It is the space at the back of the stage, out of the audience's sight: back + stage.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The dancers waited backstage, adjusting their ghungroos.

Example 2: After the concert, the winners were invited backstage to meet the singer.

Example 3: It was so crowded backstage that the props kept getting knocked over.

Fun Fact

Many theatres have a green room, a waiting room near the stage where performers relax before they go on, whatever colour its walls may be.

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Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) backstage
b) playgrownd
c) spotlite
d) firewerks

Show answer

a) backstage. Stage keeps its silent e here; spotlight needs gh, playground ou and fireworks an o.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gestabakc

a) backstairs
b) stagehand
c) backstage
d) packages

Show answer

c) backstage. Stagehand needs an h, n and d, backstairs needs an i and an r, and packages has a p, so the word is backstage.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

bac_sta_e

a) q, g
b) k, g
c) c, g
d) k, j

Show answer

b) k, g. The ck of back comes first, and stage takes a g.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would you most likely find backstage before a school play?

a) the canteen staff
b) actors getting into costume
c) parents finding their seats
d) the bus driver parking

Show answer

b) actors getting into costume

2. Backstage is a place the audience usually ____.

a) parks in
b) buys tickets from
c) sits in
d) cannot see

Show answer

d) cannot see

Associated Words

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