What does resonate mean?
Word: Resonate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Resonate means to give out a deep, full sound that lingers in the air. It can also mean to stir the same thoughts or feelings in other people.
Synonyms: ring
How do you spell resonate?
Syllables: res - o - nate
Tricky part: The vowel between the s and the n is said so lightly that pupils guess an a or an e. It is an o.
Watch out for: resanate, resenate
Memory tip: Put the o of song after the s: a good song keeps sounding long after it ends.
Resonate in a sentence
Example 1: The deep notes of the drum seemed to resonate in my chest.
Example 2: Her speech about clean rivers resonated with the younger voters.
Example 3: The bells of the old clock tower resonate across the town at noon.
Fun Fact
A viola d'amore has a row of extra strings below the main ones. They are seldom played directly: they resonate on their own when the main strings sound.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
One word in this sentence is misspelt. Find it:
Long after the final note of the cello had faded, its warm tones continued to resonnate inside the old stone hall at Mysuru, and nobody in the audience wanted to leave.
a) resonnate
b) audience
c) faded
d) continued
Show answer
a) resonnate. Only one n is needed before the ate.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:
Every clap in the old gymnasium will nrosaete for a moment or two.
a) renovate
b) reinstate
c) resolute
d) resonate
Show answer
d) resonate. Two e's with an s, and no l, i or v, leave one option.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word resonate as used in the sentence:
The thunder of the drums began to resonate through the whole stadium.
a) settle
b) fade
c) echo
d) flicker
Show answer
c) echo. The sound keeps going round the stadium; it does not grow quiet.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word:
1. amplifie 2. reverbarate 3. vibrait 4. resonate
a) to make a sound louder or stronger
b) to shake with quick small movements
c) to keep sounding clearly and deeply
d) to bounce back again and again, as sound does
Show answer
c) to keep sounding clearly and deeply. Vibrate ends in ate, amplify ends in y, and reverberate has an e after the b.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A message that resonates with teenagers is one that ____.
a) speaks to how they really feel
b) must be read out by a parent
c) is printed in very small type
d) arrives late in the school term
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a) speaks to how they really feel
2. Which of these places would make a singer's voice resonate best?
a) a small room full of cushions
b) an empty hall with hard walls
c) a windy open field in May
d) a cupboard packed with coats
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b) an empty hall with hard walls
