Basic Details
Word: Concert
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A musical performance given in front of an audience.
Synonyms: performance, recital, show, gig
How to Spell Concert
Syllables: con - cert
Tricky part: The second c sounds like s, but it is spelt c. The ending is ert, not urt or irt.
Watch out for: consert, concirt, concurt
Memory tip: The soft sound in concert is spelt c, just as in certain: con + cert, the same cert as certain.
Idioms and Phrases
- in concert: together, working as a team Example: "The two neighbours acted in concert to clean the blocked drain."
Usage Examples
Example 1: We bought tickets for the open-air concert in the park.
Example 2: The school concert ended with a song in five languages.
Example 3: Ustad Zakir Hussain played the tabla at the concert.
Fun Fact
A concerto is a different thing from a concert: it is a piece of music for one solo instrument playing with an orchestra.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. concert 2. orkestra 3. audiance 4. symphoney
a) a long piece of music written for an orchestra
b) the people who watch or listen to a performance
c) a large group of musicians who play together
d) a musical performance in front of an audience
Show answer
d) a musical performance in front of an audience. Concert is the correct spelling; orchestra, symphony and audience are the right forms of the others.
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to concert as used in the sentence:
The concert at the stadium went on till midnight and ended with fireworks.
a) lecture
b) rehearsal
c) silence
d) performance
Show answer
d) performance. A concert is a performance for an audience; a rehearsal is only practice.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The ticket said the cretnoc would begin at seven sharp.
a) contest
b) cornet
c) concept
d) concert
Show answer
d) concert. Cornet has only one c, concept needs a p, and contest needs an s.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
concerte
a) r
b) t
c) c
d) e
Show answer
d) e. Concert stops at the t; there is no e on the end.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A concert hall is built mainly for ____.
a) playing cricket
b) selling vegetables
c) listening to music
d) parking cars
Show answer
c) listening to music
2. The person who leads an orchestra at a concert is the ____.
a) umpire
b) cashier
c) conductor
d) referee
Show answer
c) conductor
