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Spell Bee Word: Dramatic


What does dramatic mean?

Word: Dramatic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Dramatic means exciting and striking, or sudden and very noticeable; also to do with plays and acting.

Synonyms: striking, exciting, theatrical

Antonyms: dull, slight

How do you spell dramatic?

Syllables: dra - mat - ic

Tricky part: There is only one m, even though the word sounds punchy.

Watch out for: drammatic, dramattic, dramitic

Memory tip: Say it like a nervous actor who whispers the m only once: dra-mat-ic.

Dramatic in a sentence

Example 1: There was a dramatic change in the weather by afternoon.

Example 2: Grandpa told us a dramatic story about a tiger in the forest.

Example 3: The school's dramatic society is putting on a play.

Fun Fact

Drama comes from a Greek word meaning an action or a deed, and dramatic grew from it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct suffix to complete the word:

drama

a) tik
b) tec
c) tick
d) tic

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d) tic. Describing words like this one end in a short ic.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

dramatic

a) colourful
b) noisy
c) ordinary
d) lively

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c) ordinary. Something ordinary is plain and everyday, nothing dramatic about it.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tcimarad

a) acrobatic
b) traumatic
c) romantic
d) dramatic

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d) dramatic. No o, no n and no u among these letters, so romantic and traumatic are out.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) rehersal
b) dramatic
c) audience
d) costume

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a) rehersal. Rehearsal has ea in the middle, as hear does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which change would you call dramatic?

a) the sun setting at its usual time
b) a sunny sky turning stormy in minutes
c) the temperature rising by one degree
d) a cloud drifting slowly across the sky

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b) a sunny sky turning stormy in minutes

2. In 'a dramatic rescue', dramatic means...

a) slow and calm
b) thrilling and tense
c) small and quiet
d) planned and dull

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b) thrilling and tense

Associated Words

Words that end in -tic: domestic, poetic, artistic, energetic, athletic, fantastic

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: exciting, slight

More words from this list

gherkin, kingdom, opportunity, rediscover, stallion, vacuum, ashamed, comprehend

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