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Spell Bee Word: Rhapsody


What does rhapsody mean?

Word: Rhapsody

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Rhapsody means a piece of music full of strong feeling, with a free form instead of a fixed pattern.

How do you spell rhapsody?

Syllables: rhap - so - dy

Tricky part: The h after the r makes no sound at all, so rapsody is the usual slip.

Watch out for: rapsody, rhappsody

Memory tip: A rhapsody is full of rhythm, so start it the way rhythm starts.

Rhapsody in a sentence

Example 1: The pianist closed the evening with a stirring rhapsody.

Example 2: Mrs Das played us a rhapsody and asked how its changing moods made us feel.

Example 3: Composers of a rhapsody often borrow folk tunes and weave them together.

Fun Fact

The word goes back to ancient Greece, where it meant a section of a long poem recited aloud. Music took it up much later, and George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue from 1924 is among the best-known examples.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

rh_ps_dy

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

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d) a, o. Think of cap for the first gap. The weak second vowel is spelt as in body.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

rhapsoddy

a) s
b) h
c) d
d) o

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c) d. A single letter is enough before the y.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pdashoyr

a) rhapsody
b) rhetoric
c) rhubarb
d) rosemary

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a) rhapsody. Rhubarb and rhetoric start the same way, but neither has a y, and rosemary has no d.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) symphony
b) rhapsody
c) orchestera
d) concerto

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c) orchestera. Orchestra has no e after the t.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mood do you expect from a rhapsody?

a) monotonous
b) indifferent
c) passionate
d) mechanical

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c) passionate

2. How does a march differ from a rhapsody? A march ____.

a) has no tune of any kind
b) can only be sung by children
c) is always played very softly
d) keeps a strict, steady beat

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d) keeps a strict, steady beat

Associated Words

More Class 6 Summer Spell Bee words starting with r: reinforce, receptionist, refuge, recession, resolute, refine

More words from this list

transmission, acoustic, barren, concise, distinguished, futile, kidney, oppress

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