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Spell Bee Word: Trumpet


What does trumpet mean?

Word: Trumpet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Trumpet means a musical instrument that you blow into, made of a curled metal tube that opens into a bell shape.

How do you spell trumpet?

Syllables: trum - pet

Tricky part: The ending is et, not it. Children often write trumpit.

Watch out for: trumpit, trumput

Memory tip: A trumpet has a shiny bell at the end, and the last vowel of trumpet is the e of bell.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. blow your own trumpet: to boast about your own success Example: "Arjun won the quiz but did not blow his own trumpet about it."

Trumpet in a sentence

Example 1: The trumpet sounded at the start of the big parade.

Example 2: Kabir practises the trumpet in the school band every Friday.

Example 3: Our neighbour's son played a loud trumpet tune at the wedding.

Fun Fact

Most modern trumpets have three valves. Pressing them in different combinations sends the air through extra loops of tubing, which lowers the note.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) cymbal
b) orkestra
c) trumpet
d) harmonium

Show answer

b) orkestra. Orchestra spells its k sound with ch, as in school.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

trumphet

a) t
b) h
c) p
d) u

Show answer

b) h. Trumpet has no h at all.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tpmeurt

a) trumpet
b) tumrpet
c) trupmet
d) turmpet

Show answer

a) trumpet. Seven letters, starting tr: you blow into this instrument.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

tr_m_et

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

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d) u, p. Trum has the u of drum, and the next sound is p, not b.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When an elephant trumpets, it ____.

a) eats grass
b) makes a loud call
c) sleeps standing up
d) sprays water

Show answer

b) makes a loud call

2. Which group of instruments does the trumpet belong to?

a) brass
b) drums
c) keyboards
d) strings

Show answer

a) brass

Associated Words

More Class 3 Summer Spell Bee words starting with tr: trash, treat, trait

More words from this list

appearance, cardboard, daffodil, faithful, hockey, loyal, perform, senior

Next steps

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