Basic Details
Word: Enchantress
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A woman in stories who uses magic spells; also a woman whose charm seems almost magical.
Synonyms: sorceress, witch, charmer
How to Spell Enchantress
Syllables: en - chant - ress
Tricky part: Enchant keeps all its letters, and then ress is added with a double s at the end. Students drop the r (enchantess) or one s.
Watch out for: enchantres, inchantress, enchantess, enchantriss
Memory tip: Enchant + ress. It is the same ress ending you see in actress and waitress, double s and all.
Usage Examples
Example 1: In the story, an enchantress turns the selfish prince into a beast.
Example 2: The enchantress lived in a tower guarded by thorny vines.
Example 3: Critics called the singer an enchantress because her voice held audiences spellbound.
Fun Fact
In Homer's Odyssey, the enchantress Circe turns Odysseus's sailors into pigs.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. potian 2. sorcerror 3. enchantress 4. wizzard
a) a man who practises magic, often evil magic
b) a liquid with magical or healing powers
c) a woman who uses magic to charm or control others
d) a man with magical powers in stories
Show answer
c) a woman who uses magic to charm or control others. Sorcerer ends in er, wizard has one z and potion ends in tion, so enchantress is the correct one.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
enchanttress
a) r
b) s
c) t
d) n
Show answer
c) t. Enchant ends in a single t, and ress follows it straight away.
Mingle-Mangle
The jumbled letters in the sentence hide a word. Choose it.
In the old tale, a wicked necsshaenrt cast a spell that made the whole palace sleep for a hundred years.
a) enchantment
b) merchants
c) enchanters
d) enchantress
Show answer
d) enchantress. With two s's and eleven letters, the jumble spells enchantress; enchanters has only one s.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In a fairy tale, an enchantress is most likely to ____.
a) drive a bus
b) teach maths
c) cast a spell
d) sell vegetables
Show answer
c) cast a spell
2. Enchantress is the feminine form of ____.
a) enchantment
b) chanter
c) merchant
d) enchanter
Show answer
d) enchanter
