noun · neutral

choir

UK/ˈkwaɪə(r)/US/ˈkwaɪər/CHOIR

Band 5-6speaking

a group of singers who perform together, often in churches or schools

Examples

She joined the school choir when she was thirteen.

The church choir sang beautifully during the service.

The choir rehearsed every Thursday evening.

Band 8 sentence

She credits the school choir with improving her confidence and her teamwork skills.

Collocations

  • join the choir
  • church choir
  • school choir

Word family

choir nounchoral adjectivechoirmaster noun

Common mistakes

I joined choir at school.I joined the choir at school.

Say it for a higher band

5singing group6chorus7+choir

Synonyms

chorus

Easily confused

chorus

The chorus sang the final refrain with great power.

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