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Spell Bee Word: Dramatist


What does dramatist mean?

Word: Dramatist

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Dramatist means a person who writes plays.

How do you spell dramatist?

Syllables: dram - a - tist

Tricky part: The middle a is said very lightly, so children often write an i or an e there.

Watch out for: dramitist, drametist

Memory tip: The weak beat in the middle is still an a, the first letter of actor.

Dramatist in a sentence

Example 1: The dramatist watched from the back as the actors spoke her lines.

Example 2: Our school invited a dramatist to help us with the annual day play.

Example 3: A good dramatist makes every character sound different.

Fun Fact

Kalidasa, who lived in India many centuries ago, is one of the most famous dramatists in Sanskrit. His play Shakuntala is still performed today.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

dramatist

a) playwright
b) sculptor
c) painter
d) singer

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a) playwright. A playwright is also someone who writes plays.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

drammatist

a) a
b) t
c) m
d) s

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c) m. Only one m is needed after the first a.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tsimadrat

a) darmatist
b) dramatist
c) dramatsit
d) dratamist

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b) dramatist. Begin with dr, the sound you hear at the start of drum.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) audience
b) rehearsal
c) costume
d) dramatest

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d) dramatest. A person who does a job like this ends in ist, as in artist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A dramatist has just finished a new script. Who will most likely read it next?

a) the bankers
b) the actors
c) the pilots
d) the gardeners

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b) the actors

2. Where would you most likely see a dramatist's work?

a) in a science lab
b) in a picture frame
c) on a theatre stage
d) on a cricket pitch

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c) on a theatre stage

Associated Words

Words that end in -ist: consist, biologist, novelist, resist, cyclist, scientist

More words from this list

gesture, karate, noise, region, store, wristband, bliss, commit

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