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Spell Bee Word: rehearse


Basic Details

Word: Rehearse

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To practise a play, song, speech or dance before you perform it in front of people.

Synonyms: practise, prepare, drill, run through

How to Spell Rehearse

Syllables: re - hearse

Tricky part: The middle is hear, with e-a. Students write reherse or rehurse because of the sound.

Watch out for: reherse, rehurse, rehearce

Memory tip: You rehearse so the audience can hear you well: h-e-a-r sits inside rehearse.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The class is rehearsing the Independence Day dance in the hall.

Example 2: Riya rehearsed her speech in front of the mirror.

Example 3: The band rehearsed the song ten times before the concert.

Fun Fact

Rehearse comes from an old French word meaning to rake over again, from herse, a kind of farm rake called a harrow.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) reherse
b) converse
c) disperse
d) universe

Show answer

a) reherse. Hear is hidden inside, so the vowels are e and a.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: rehearse

a) practise
b) applaud
c) perform
d) forget

Show answer

a) practise. Rehearsing is practising before the real show.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

hesearer

a) research
b) release
c) rehearse
d) reverse

Show answer

c) rehearse. There is no c, so research cannot be formed; the h and three e's give rehearse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do actors usually rehearse a play?

a) during the interval only
b) never
c) before the first show
d) after the theatre closes for good

Show answer

c) before the first show

2. A dress rehearsal is the last practice in which actors ____.

a) wear their costumes
b) write the script
c) sell tickets
d) sit in the audience

Show answer

a) wear their costumes

Associated Words

bashfulpersonificationcorridorforwarddreadful
respectwrecksuffocateheedtoxic

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