What does armrest mean?
Word: Armrest
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Armrest means the part of a chair, sofa or seat that supports your arm while you sit.
How do you spell armrest?
Syllables: arm - rest
Tricky part: Do not drop the r of arm. There are two r's: one before the m and one straight after it. Children often write amrest.
Watch out for: amrest, armest
Memory tip: Count the r's in armrest: two of them, sitting on either side of the m.
Armrest in a sentence
Example 1: Grandma leans on the armrest when she gets up from her chair.
Example 2: In the bus, my brother and I both wanted the armrest.
Example 3: Please do not put your juice on the armrest of the new sofa.
Fun Fact
On many aeroplane and bus seats, the armrest can be lifted up so that two seats can be used together.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the word in the sentence to make a new word:
Dad put his elbow on the arm____ of the sofa.
a) reast
b) rist
c) rest
d) rast
Show answer
c) rest. The word for a short break, spelt with an e, joins arm here.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) footstool
b) armrestt
c) pillow
d) bench
Show answer
b) armrestt. Armrest ends in a single t.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) armrest, cushion, drawar, mattres
b) armrest, cushion, drawer, mattress
c) armrest, kushion, drauer, mattress
d) armrest, cushon, drawer, matress
Show answer
b) armrest, cushion, drawer, mattress. Every word here is right: cushion has io, and mattress has two t's and two s's.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
armrest
a) stream
b) tears
c) starter
d) master
Show answer
c) starter. Starter needs two t's, but armrest has only one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these usually has an armrest?
a) a dining table
b) a cinema seat
c) a bunk bed
d) a bookshelf
Show answer
b) a cinema seat
2. Two friends sharing an armrest on a bus are sitting...
a) back to back
b) one behind the other
c) far apart
d) side by side
Show answer
d) side by side
