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Spell Bee Word: Entertain


What does entertain mean?

Word: Entertain

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Entertain means to keep people interested and happy, for example with a show or games, or to welcome guests.

Synonyms: delight

Antonyms: bore

How do you spell entertain?

Syllables: en - ter - tain

Tricky part: The last part sounds like tayn but is spelt tain, with ai.

Watch out for: entertane, enterten, entertian

Memory tip: Rain or shine, a good host entertains: the ai of rain sits in the last part of entertain.

Entertain in a sentence

Example 1: The clown entertained the children with funny tricks.

Example 2: Mummy loves to entertain guests on Sundays with homemade pizza.

Example 3: Street musicians entertained the crowd outside the museum.

Fun Fact

Entertain comes from the French entretenir, to hold together. At first it meant to keep or look after someone; the sense of amusing people came later.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

enterttain

a) t
b) n
c) r
d) e

Show answer

a) t. Entertain has one t after en and one before ain, never two together.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: entertain

a) tire
b) scold
c) annoy
d) amuse

Show answer

d) amuse. To amuse people is to make them laugh or enjoy themselves.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) magician
b) audience
c) applause
d) intertain

Show answer

d) intertain. This word begins with en, the same as enter.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tanieretn

a) entertain
b) attention
c) intention
d) retention

Show answer

a) entertain. Retention, intention and attention each need an o, and there is no o among these letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these people is paid mainly to entertain an audience?

a) A ticket collector
b) A referee
c) An usher
d) A juggler

Show answer

d) A juggler

2. What would best entertain a group of toddlers?

a) a puppet show
b) a long news report
c) a quiet reading test
d) a bus timetable

Show answer

a) a puppet show

Associated Words

Words that end in -tain: contain, fountain, detain, captain, abstain, mountain

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: delight, bore

More words from this list

harmonious, manage, placement, ridge, swallow, wit, behave, curriculum

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