What does basement mean?
Word: Basement
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Basement means a room or floor of a building that is partly or completely below the level of the ground.
Synonyms: cellar
How do you spell basement?
Syllables: base - ment
Tricky part: Keep the e at the end of base when you build basement. Children often drop it and write basment.
Watch out for: basment, baisment
Memory tip: The base of a building is at the bottom, and so is the basement: write all of base, e and all, before going on.
Basement in a sentence
Example 1: Our building's generator is kept in the basement.
Example 2: The old trunks are stored in the basement, away from the rain.
Example 3: It was cool and a little dark down in the basement.
Fun Fact
In many big cities, apartment blocks use the basement as a car park, so cars stay out of the sun and rain.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:
base____
a) meant
b) mant
c) ment
d) mint
Show answer
c) ment. Base takes the ending -ment, as in pavement.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
Water from the heavy rain flooded the basement of the new libary.
a) basement and libary
b) water and rain
c) only heavy
d) only libary
Show answer
d) only libary. Basement is right; library has an r after the b.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) doorway
b) cupboard
c) basemment
d) ceiling
Show answer
c) basemment. Basement has only one m.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
tmeasebn
a) a building where cars are repaired
b) the part of a house built below ground level
c) a covered area outside the front door
d) the room at the very top of a house
Show answer
b) the part of a house built below ground level. Those eight letters can be sorted into basement.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why is a basement usually cooler than the rooms above in summer?
a) its walls are painted bright white
b) the earth around it keeps out heat
c) the sun shines on it all day
d) it always has more fans running
Show answer
b) the earth around it keeps out heat
2. Which room is at the very top of a house, far above the basement?
a) porch
b) garage
c) cellar
d) attic
Show answer
d) attic
