What does retro mean?
Word: Retro
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Retro means made in a style from some years ago, such as old-fashioned clothes, music or cameras.
Synonyms: old-fashioned, vintage
How do you spell retro?
Syllables: ret - ro
Tricky part: Retro has two r's, one at the start and one in the middle, and nothing comes after the final o. A few children add w or e to make the long o look longer.
Watch out for: retrow, retroe
Memory tip: Retro has two r's, like a retro radio and a retro record player: one r for each.
Retro in a sentence
Example 1: Chacha bought a retro radio that looks like one from the 1970s.
Example 2: The cafe has retro posters of old Hindi films.
Example 3: Our school fete had a retro music corner playing old film songs.
Fun Fact
Retro is a Latin word meaning backwards. A retrorocket fires the opposite way to slow a spacecraft down.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
retro
a) modern
b) antique
c) classic
d) faded
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a) modern. Retro looks back to the past, while modern belongs to today.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
toerr
a) terro
b) retro
c) ertro
d) rerto
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b) retro. Rerto, terro and ertro keep the two r's and the final o but muddle the other letters.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) popular
b) ritro
c) picture
d) fashion
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b) ritro. The first vowel in retro is e, as in rewind.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
rettro
a) t
b) o
c) e
d) r
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a) t. Retro has only one t, between the e and the second r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A shop has a retro corner. What would you find there?
a) a robot built last month
b) this year's newest phone
c) a 1960s-style record player
d) a brand-new electric car
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c) a 1960s-style record player
2. Neha's grandmother sees her retro sunglasses. What is she most likely to say?
a) I wore ones just like those.
b) Those look like something from the future.
c) Those must be the newest kind.
d) I have never seen any like those.
Show answer
a) I wore ones just like those.
