What does arcade mean?
Word: Arcade
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Arcade means a covered passage, often with arches, that has shops along its sides.
How do you spell arcade?
Syllables: ar - cade
Tricky part: The hard sound in the middle is made by a c. Students who picture the sound rather than the word often write a k there.
Watch out for: arkade, archade
Memory tip: Each arch in an arcade curves like a big letter C. Picture a row of them over your head and you will pick the right letter.
Arcade in a sentence
Example 1: We walked through the arcade to stay out of the afternoon sun.
Example 2: A little shop in the arcade sells handmade notebooks.
Example 3: The old arcade in the market has tall arches and a tiled floor.
Fun Fact
The word goes back to the Latin arcus, a bow, and the curve of a bow is the shape of the arches overhead. The same Latin word gave English the word arch.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
arc_ _ _
a) ayd
b) eed
c) aid
d) ade
Show answer
d) ade. The ending is the same as in parade and lemonade.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
dcreaa
a) a tall tower that guides passing ships
b) a sheltered walk lined with small shops
c) a wide open space in a town centre
d) a short bridge across a narrow river
Show answer
b) a sheltered walk lined with small shops. Sort the six letters and you reach the word on this page, a walkway with shops on both sides.
Word Tally
How many words in the list are misspelt?
arcade, terrace, coridor, balcony, stairwel, courtyard
a) 3
b) 4
c) 1
d) 2
Show answer
d) 2. A corridor has a double r and a stairwell a double l at the end; the other four are correct.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
The new arcade near the town squere has a bookshop, a toy shop and a small cafe that serves fresh lime juice.
a) only squere
b) arcade and cafe
c) only bookshop
d) squere and bookshop
Show answer
a) only squere. The open space in a town is spelt with ua before the r; every other word is correct.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why might shoppers choose to walk through an arcade on a rainy day?
a) The shops give free umbrellas.
b) The buses stop running there.
c) The road is always closed.
d) The roof keeps them dry.
Show answer
d) The roof keeps them dry.
2. In which part of a town would you most likely find an arcade?
a) a railway goods yard
b) the shopping district
c) a forest nature reserve
d) a farm on the outskirts
Show answer
b) the shopping district
