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Spell Bee Word: Ballerina


What does ballerina mean?

Word: Ballerina

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ballerina means a woman dancer in a ballet company, especially one who dances the important parts.

How do you spell ballerina?

Syllables: bal - le - ri - na

Tricky part: The l is doubled, just as in ballet, so pupils who write balerina lose a letter.

Watch out for: balerina, bellerina

Memory tip: Two dancers side by side on the stage, two l's side by side in the word.

Ballerina in a sentence

Example 1: The ballerina rose onto her toes as the music began.

Example 2: Freya wants to be a ballerina and practises three days a week.

Example 3: A ballerina from Russia visited our dance academy in Dublin.

Fun Fact

In Italian, ballerina simply means a female dancer, and the leading dancer of a company is known as the prima ballerina, the first dancer.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

ball_r_na

a) i, e
b) e, i
c) a, i
d) e, e

Show answer

b) e, i. The first gap takes the e of ballet, and the second takes an i said like the ee in see.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

ballerrina

a) a
b) n
c) l
d) r

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d) r. A single r sits between the two vowels in the middle.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

llneaibra

a) librarian
b) ballpoint
c) ballerina
d) bacterial

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c) ballerina. The two l's and the absence of c, p and t leave only one word.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) orchestera
b) pirouet
c) choreografer
d) ballerina

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d) ballerina. Choreographer has ph, pirouette ends in ette, and orchestra has no e before the r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shoes does a ballerina usually wear on stage?

a) rubber running shoes
b) wooden garden clogs
c) thick leather boots
d) satin pointe shoes

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d) satin pointe shoes

2. What does a ballerina need most in her daily training?

a) fast mental maths
b) neat handwriting skills
c) a loud singing voice
d) strength and balance

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d) strength and balance

Associated Words

More Class 6 Summer Spell Bee words starting with ba: battalion, backfire, backlash, bard

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