What does cast mean?
Word: Cast
Part of Speech: Verb, noun
Meaning: Cast means to send something through the air with a quick movement of the arm, such as a fishing line or a net. As a noun, the cast is all the actors in a play or film.
Synonyms: toss
How do you spell cast?
Syllables: cast
Tricky part: In British English the vowel is a long 'ah' sound, but it is still written with one plain a. Some children stretch it into aa or add an r.
Watch out for: caast, carst
Memory tip: However far a fisherman stretches his arm back, only one a goes into the word, just as only one line leaves his rod.
Cast in a sentence
Example 1: The fisherman cast his net from the side of the boat at sunrise.
Example 2: Priya was chosen for the cast of the Republic Day play.
Example 3: Kabir cast a quick look at the clock before the bell rang.
Fun Fact
The word broadcast first meant sowing seed by casting it widely with the hand; only later did it come to mean sending out radio and TV programmes.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The kast of our school play bowed together while the parents in the hall clapped loudly.
a) clapped
b) parents
c) kast
d) bowed
Show answer
c) kast. Cat, camera and this word all open with the same hard letter.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
casst
a) a
b) c
c) t
d) s
Show answer
d) s. Only one hissing letter sits between the vowel and the final t.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
cast
a) catch
b) hide
c) keep
d) throw
Show answer
d) throw. Casting a net means sending it out through the air, which is another way to throw.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) costum
b) cast
c) rehearsal
d) audience
Show answer
a) costum. A silent e follows the m in costume, as it does in perfume.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where would you most likely see someone cast a line?
a) on a bus in heavy traffic
b) beside a lake with a rod
c) inside a classroom at lunch
d) at a shop counter in town
Show answer
b) beside a lake with a rod
2. After the play, the cast came on stage. Who came on stage?
a) the people who sat watching
b) the people who acted in it
c) the people who built the hall
d) the people who sold tickets
Show answer
b) the people who acted in it
