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Spell Bee Word: Pianist


What does pianist mean?

Word: Pianist

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Pianist means a person who plays the piano, often as a job.

How do you spell pianist?

Syllables: pi - a - nist

Tricky part: Pupils keep the o of piano and write pianoist. The o is dropped.

Watch out for: pianoist, peanist

Memory tip: The o of piano leaves the stage just before the player walks on.

Pianist in a sentence

Example 1: The pianist played a slow tune as the guests sat down.

Example 2: Our music teacher trained as a pianist in Chennai.

Example 3: A good pianist can play different notes with each hand.

Fun Fact

A pianist has 88 keys to work with on a standard piano: 52 white and 36 black.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

pi_ni_t

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

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c) a, s. The vowel comes from the instrument, and the s belongs to the ending of artist and dentist.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The young piannist bowed after playing at the school concert.

a) young
b) concert
c) bowed
d) piannist

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d) piannist. One n is all it needs, the same as in the instrument.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

psaniti

a) painter
b) typist
c) chemist
d) pianist

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d) pianist. Two i's in the jumble settle it: only one option has both.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) drummar
b) guitarrist
c) violinest
d) pianist

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d) pianist. Guitarist has one r, violinist has an i before the st, and drummer ends in er.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To get ready for a concert, a pianist spends most of the time ____.

a) painting the stage
b) tuning up the lights
c) practising the pieces
d) selling the tickets

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c) practising the pieces

2. A pianist and a locksmith both work with ____.

a) paint
b) keys
c) stamps
d) nails

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b) keys

Associated Words

Words that end in -nist: nutritionist, receptionist, conservationist, hygienist

More words from this list

reunite, surgeon, wholesome, baton, crumb, emphasis, hail, maid

Next steps

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