Oracy is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Oracy in a sentence
Oracy meaning
- The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language
- A measure of this ability
Using Oracy
- The main meaning on this page is: The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language | A measure of this ability
- In the example corpus, oracy often appears in combinations such as: of oracy.
Context around Oracy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oracy
- In this selection, "oracy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 32.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, experts stand out and add context to how "oracy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include debating and oracy experts such and elements of oracy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oracy" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oracy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And, according to Kate Howells, head of drama at Moreton Hall, each participant brought their own unique interpretation to the ‘Bard's work’, making for a truly captivating evening of oracy. (31 words)
The final was judged by debating and oracy experts, such as Chris Byrne, who took part in the competition when he was at school, and recent competition winner Anna De Vilder. (31 words)
The team at Rushden Primary Academy have recently embedded a new approach to their reading curriculum, so the children have spent the day learning about the physical, linguistic, cognitive and social and emotional elements of oracy. (36 words)
The team at Rushden Primary Academy have recently embedded a new approach to their reading curriculum, so the children have spent the day learning about the physical, linguistic, cognitive and social and emotional elements of oracy. (36 words)
And, according to Kate Howells, head of drama at Moreton Hall, each participant brought their own unique interpretation to the ‘Bard's work’, making for a truly captivating evening of oracy. (31 words)
The final was judged by debating and oracy experts, such as Chris Byrne, who took part in the competition when he was at school, and recent competition winner Anna De Vilder. (31 words)
Example sentences (3)
And, according to Kate Howells, head of drama at Moreton Hall, each participant brought their own unique interpretation to the ‘Bard's work’, making for a truly captivating evening of oracy.
The final was judged by debating and oracy experts, such as Chris Byrne, who took part in the competition when he was at school, and recent competition winner Anna De Vilder.
The team at Rushden Primary Academy have recently embedded a new approach to their reading curriculum, so the children have spent the day learning about the physical, linguistic, cognitive and social and emotional elements of oracy.
Common combinations with oracy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of oracy 2×