Meaning & use
singing ability
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Meaning
noununcountable
The skill or natural talent a person has for singing well.
Grammar: Uncountable: use it with the, her, his, or no article, and never with a/an.
Patterns
- someone's singing ability
- have singing ability
- improve your singing ability
Her singing ability impressed everyone at the school concert.
He has natural singing ability but has never taken a lesson.
Daily practice slowly improved his singing ability.
Common combinations
- natural singing ability
- She showed natural singing ability from a very young age.
- improve your singing ability
- Regular breathing exercises can improve your singing ability.
- test someone's singing ability
- The judges tested each contestant's singing ability in private.
- a high level of singing ability
- The choir requires a high level of singing ability.
Synonyms and how they differ
- vocal talent
- Very close in meaning, but 'vocal talent' often sounds more formal and is common in reviews and auditions.
- voice
- 'Voice' refers to the sound itself or its quality, while 'singing ability' is about how well someone can use it.
Word family
Commonly confused: singing ability or singing career?
singing ability vs singing career
A singing career is the job or professional life of a singer, not the skill itself.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'singing ability' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Singing ability' is uncountable, so it takes no article: 'She has singing ability'. Option 0 wrongly adds 'a', and option 2 adds 'the', which would only fit if you were pointing to one specific, already-mentioned ability.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “singing ability”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.