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Spell Bee Word: Troupe

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What does troupe mean?

Word: Troupe

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Troupe means a group of actors, dancers, singers or other performers who work and travel together.

Synonyms: group, cast

Sounds like: troop (a group of soldiers, scouts or animals such as monkeys)

How do you spell troupe?

Syllables: troupe

Tricky part: It ends with a silent e, which troop does not have. Troop, which sounds the same, is a group of soldiers, scouts or animals.

Watch out for: troup, troupee, troupy

Memory tip: The silent e at the end is the bow the performers take: troop has none, troupe has one.

Troupe in a sentence

Example 1: A folk dance troupe from Scotland performed at our school's open day.

Example 2: The theatre troupe toured twelve cities in a month.

Example 3: Each member of the puppet troupe made their own puppets.

Fun Fact

Troupe and troop both come from the French troupe. English borrowed troop first, in the 1500s, and troupe again in the 1800s for performers.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) trupe
b) encore
c) rehearsal
d) ballet

Show answer

a) trupe. Troupe has ou after the r and a silent e at the end.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

trouppe

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

Show answer

b) p. There is only one p before the final e.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: troupe

a) soloist
b) ticket
c) audience
d) company

Show answer

d) company. A theatre company is a group of performers, just like a troupe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dance troupe went on tour, so the dancers ____.

a) stayed home to rehearse
b) performed in many towns
c) split up for good
d) took a long holiday

Show answer

b) performed in many towns

2. Who would you expect to find in a troupe?

a) bankers
b) plumbers
c) acrobats
d) pilots

Show answer

c) acrobats

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: cast, troop

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