What does armchair mean?
Word: Armchair
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Armchair means a soft, comfortable seat for one person, with raised sides to rest your elbows on.
How do you spell armchair?
Syllables: arm - chair
Tricky part: The air sound at the end is spelt ai, as in hair, though it could be spelt are or ere.
Watch out for: armcher, armchear
Memory tip: Picture a comfy armchair floating up in the air: the word ends with the same three letters as air.
Idioms and Phrases
- armchair traveller: Someone who reads or watches shows about places but does not go there. Example: "Grandma is an armchair traveller who loves books about Japan."
Armchair in a sentence
Example 1: Grandpa reads the newspaper in his armchair.
Example 2: The cat curled up on the armchair for a nap.
Example 3: We bought a blue armchair for Grandma's room.
Fun Fact
Armchair has been an English word since the 1600s, when such a comfortable seat was costly and was often kept for the most important person in the house.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) armmchair
b) cupboard
c) curtain
d) carpet
Show answer
a) armmchair. Arm has a single m, and it stays single in armchair.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
hiaramcr
a) armhcair
b) amrchair
c) armchair
d) ramchair
Show answer
c) armchair. Two choices begin with the wrong pair of letters; of the other two, one has a pair swapped in the middle.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letter to form a word:
arm_hair
a) s
b) c
c) t
d) k
Show answer
b) c. Chair starts with ch, so c comes before the h.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandma put a soft cushon on the armchair.
a) Grandma
b) soft
c) cushon
d) armchair
Show answer
c) cushon. Cushion has an i before the on: c-u-s-h-i-o-n.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An armchair is most like ____.
a) a bed with a pillow
b) a sofa for one person
c) a bench in a park
d) a stool with no back
Show answer
b) a sofa for one person
2. Which room in a home most often has an armchair?
a) the storeroom
b) the kitchen
c) the bathroom
d) the living room
Show answer
d) the living room
