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Spell Bee Word: Dance


What does dance mean?

Word: Dance

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Dance means to move your body in steps and turns, often in time with a beat.

How do you spell dance?

Syllables: dance

Tricky part: The s sound at the end is spelt ce, not s or se. Children often write dans.

Watch out for: dans, dancs

Memory tip: Dance ends in ce, just like ice and rice. Picture yourself trying to dance on ice.

Dance in a sentence

Example 1: We dance the garba during Navratri.

Example 2: My sister loves to dance in the rain.

Example 3: Can you dance to this song?

Fun Fact

Honeybees do a waggle dance to tell other bees where to find flowers.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) festival
b) costume
c) drummer
d) dence

Show answer

d) dence. Dance has an a after the d.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

music on, ____, music stops, freeze

a) sleep
b) read
c) cry
d) dance

Show answer

d) dance. In musical statues you dance while the music plays and freeze the moment it stops.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

da_ce

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

Show answer

c) n. Dance has an n before the c, as in hand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name a dance from India.

a) bhangra
b) chess
c) kabaddi
d) cricket

Show answer

a) bhangra

2. What rhymes with dance?

a) dense
b) danger
c) chance
d) dancer

Show answer

c) chance

Associated Words

Words that end in -nce: prince, bounce, once, science, balance, ambulance

More words from this list

flat, hyena, neck, recite, soldier, umbrella, attend, cabin

Next steps

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