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Spell Bee Word: Opera


What does opera mean?

Word: Opera

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Opera means a play in which the actors sing most of their words, with music playing.

How do you spell opera?

Syllables: op - er - a

Tricky part: Opera has a single p, and the middle sound is spelt e. Children write oppera or opara.

Watch out for: oppera, opara, opira

Memory tip: Opera and open share their first three letters, o-p-e. Singers open their mouths wide in an opera.

Opera in a sentence

Example 1: The opera singer sang a very high note.

Example 2: Papa took us to see an opera in Mumbai.

Example 3: In the opera, the king sang instead of speaking.

Fun Fact

The Sydney Opera House in Australia has a roof shaped like big white sails.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) operer
b) opera
c) operor
d) operah

Show answer

b) opera. Opera ends with a plain a, with no h after it.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

curtain up, ____, clapping, curtain down

a) picnic
b) opera
c) swim
d) nap

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b) opera. The curtain goes up, the opera is sung, the audience claps and the curtain comes down.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

operra

a) e
b) r
c) a
d) p

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b) r. Opera has only one r.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The opera singer wore a shiney dress.

a) singer
b) wore
c) dress
d) shiney

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d) shiney. Shiny drops the e of shine before the y.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An opera is performed on a ____.

a) boat
b) stage
c) field
d) track

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b) stage

2. The people who watch an opera are called the ____.

a) audience
b) crew
c) team
d) class

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a) audience

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Next steps

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