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Spell Bee Word: Drummer


What does drummer mean?

Word: Drummer

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Drummer means a person who plays the drums, in a band or on their own.

How do you spell drummer?

Syllables: drum - mer

Tricky part: The m is doubled in the middle, though you hear it only once, so drumer is the usual slip.

Watch out for: drumer, drumme

Memory tip: Short words such as swim and run double their last letter when an ending is added, as in swimming and running.

Drummer in a sentence

Example 1: The drummer in our school band practises every lunch break.

Example 2: Everyone clapped along when the drummer began a fast beat.

Example 3: Neel wants to be a drummer when he grows up.

Fun Fact

In many bands the drummer sits at the back, yet the whole group follows the beat the drummer keeps.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

dr_mm_r

a) o, e
b) u, e
c) u, a
d) u, o

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b) u, e. Drum gives the first vowel, and the ending matches singer and painter.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) musicion
b) guitarist
c) dancer
d) drummer

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a) musicion. Musician ends in ian, like magician.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rmedurm

a) drummer
b) durmmer
c) drmmuer
d) drummre

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a) drummer. Start with dr and keep the two m's together.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The drummer kept a steady beat all through the school consert.

a) drummer
b) steady
c) consert
d) school

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c) consert. Concert has a c where you hear the s sound.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kunal wants to be a drummer. Which group at school should he join?

a) the art club
b) the chess club
c) the science club
d) the school band

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d) the school band

2. A band is playing at the school fair. Which player keeps the beat going?

a) the one fixing the lights
b) the one selling tickets
c) the one taking photos
d) the one hitting the drums

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d) the one hitting the drums

Associated Words

Words that end in -mer: steamer, farmer, hammer

More words from this list

glitter, keyboard, notebook, regret, stormy, yoga, blueprint, communication

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