What does vocal mean?
Word: Vocal
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Vocal means to do with the voice. Vocal music is sung rather than played. A person who is vocal says what they think loudly and clearly.
Synonyms: outspoken
Antonyms: silent
How do you spell vocal?
Syllables: vo - cal
Tricky part: The k sound in the middle is a plain c, so vokal and vockal are the slips to avoid.
Watch out for: vokal, vockal, voccal
Memory tip: Think of calling out with your voice: the c in vocal is hard, just like the c at the start of call.
Vocal in a sentence
Example 1: Our singing teacher starts every class with vocal warm-ups.
Example 2: Meera was very vocal about keeping the school garden clean.
Example 3: Grandpa is quite vocal at cricket matches and cheers every boundary.
Fun Fact
Your vocal cords are two small folds in your voice box that shake when air from your lungs passes over them.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) vocle
b) petal
c) medal
d) signal
Show answer
a) vocle. Vocal takes the same a-l ending as medal and petal; vocle swaps it for -le.
Sound Check
Which of the following words rhymes with vocal?
a) vowel
b) local
c) rattle
d) rascal
Show answer
b) local. Local has the same long o and the same 'kul' sound at the end.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
The ______ part of our school song is sung by the whole of Class 3.
a) vowel
b) vocal
c) total
d) metal
Show answer
b) vocal. The part that is sung uses the voice, so it is the vocal part.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
oavlc 12345
a) 35124
b) 31542
c) 31524
d) 13524
Show answer
c) 31524. Read the letters in the order 3, 1, 5, 2, 4 and you get the word for using your voice.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which activity is vocal?
a) humming a tune
b) painting a wall
c) riding a bike
d) swimming a lap
Show answer
a) humming a tune
2. Rohan is vocal about wasting water. What does this tell you?
a) He never mentions it at all
b) He sings songs about rain
c) He speaks up about it openly
d) He wastes water every day
Show answer
c) He speaks up about it openly
