C2
recital vs recitation vs recite
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| recitalnoun/rɪˈsaɪ.təl/ | Meaning A public performance of music or dance by one person or a small group. | Goes with — | Example My daughter played the piano at her first recital last Sunday. |
| recitationnoun/ˌres.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ | Meaning the act of saying a poem or text aloud from memory; also a long spoken list of facts | Goes with recitation of | Example In the past, learning meant the recitation of texts rather than discussion. |
| reciteverb/rɪˈsaɪt/ | Meaning to say aloud something you have learned by heart, such as a poem | Goes with recite a poem | Example Each student had to recite a short poem in front of the class. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
His speech was a dull of statistics with no clear message.