What does trombone mean?
Word: Trombone
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Trombone means a large brass musical instrument that you play by blowing and sliding a long tube in and out to change the notes.
How do you spell trombone?
Syllables: trom - bone
Tricky part: It starts trom, not trum, even though the first vowel can sound like the u in drum.
Watch out for: trumbone, trambone
Memory tip: Say it with a round o, like the round bell at the end of the trombone.
Trombone in a sentence
Example 1: The trombone player pushed the slide out to play a low note.
Example 2: Our school band has two trumpets and one trombone.
Example 3: The loud trombone made the baby jump.
Fun Fact
The trombone changes notes with a slide instead of valves, so a player can glide smoothly from one note to the next.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
trom____
a) bown
b) bonn
c) bone
d) boan
Show answer
c) bone. The ending is spelt like the bone in your arm.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
mbtonore
a) a large drum hit with a soft stick
b) the band instrument whose player moves a slide for each note
c) a stringed instrument played with a bow
d) a wooden pipe with holes played by blowing
Show answer
b) the band instrument whose player moves a slide for each note. The letters make trombone, the brass instrument with a slide.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) clarinett
b) harmonica
c) saxophone
d) trombone
Show answer
a) clarinett. Clarinet ends with a single t.
Word Tally
Score 3 marks for each correctly spelt word. What is the total score?
trombone, trumpet, tubba, bugel, cornet
a) 12
b) 6
c) 9
d) 3
Show answer
c) 9. Tuba has one b and bugle ends in -le, so three words are right: 3 x 3 = 9.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where are you most likely to see a trombone being played?
a) in a swimming pool
b) in a marching band
c) in a kitchen
d) at a vegetable market
Show answer
b) in a marching band
2. Which of these instruments belongs to the same family as the trombone?
a) the flute
b) the harp
c) the tuba
d) the violin
Show answer
c) the tuba
