What does rehearsal mean?
Word: Rehearsal
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Rehearsal means a session when actors, singers or dancers try out a show before performing it for an audience.
How do you spell rehearsal?
Syllables: re - hears - al
Tricky part: The middle sounds like the er of her, but it is not spelt that way. Students write rehersal.
Watch out for: rehersal, rehursal
Memory tip: Picture a giant ear in the middle of the stage, listening to every line. It tells you which vowels to use there.
Rehearsal in a sentence
Example 1: We have a dance rehearsal in the school hall after lunch.
Example 2: The band stayed late for one more rehearsal before the concert.
Example 3: Ben forgot his lines at the first rehearsal but knew them by the third.
Fun Fact
The word's old French parent is thought to have meant to rake over the same ground again, as a farmer does with a field. Going over your lines is much the same.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lrahseare
a) reversal
b) reheated
c) rehearsal
d) renewal
Show answer
c) rehearsal. The v, w and d that the other options need are not in the jumble.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our final rehearsul for the school play is on Friday.
a) Friday
b) final
c) rehearsul
d) school
Show answer
c) rehearsul. The word closes on al, the same as arrival and refusal.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
rehearsal
a) costume
b) practice
c) scenery
d) interval
Show answer
b) practice. A practice for a show and a rehearsal are the same thing; the others are things you meet in a theatre.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) audiance
b) rehearsal
c) orchestera
d) perfomance
Show answer
b) rehearsal. The slips are small: audience needs ence, orchestra loses its e, and performance gets an r before the m.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What happens if a dance troupe skips its last rehearsal?
a) It will have a longer holiday
b) It may be less ready for the show
c) It will be paid twice for the show
d) It may lose its dance costumes
Show answer
b) It may be less ready for the show
2. Which remark would a director most likely make at a rehearsal?
a) Thank you all for buying tickets.
b) The show has ended, good night.
c) Your seats are in the third row.
d) Please try that scene once more.
Show answer
d) Please try that scene once more.
