What does bookshelf mean?
Word: Bookshelf
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Bookshelf means a shelf or a set of shelves for keeping books.
How do you spell bookshelf?
Syllables: book - shelf
Tricky part: The sh sound needs both s and h, and bookself is a common slip. For more than one, the f changes: bookshelves.
Watch out for: bookself, bukshelf, bookshelff
Memory tip: Say shh, as you would in a library, before the end part: that sh needs its h.
Bookshelf in a sentence
Example 1: The bookshelf in my room is full of comics.
Example 2: Papa fixed a small bookshelf above my study table.
Example 3: Please put the dictionary back on the bookshelf.
Fun Fact
In some old libraries books were chained to the shelves so nobody could carry them away. Hereford Cathedral in England still has a chained library.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) wardrob
b) cubbord
c) bookshelf
d) cushon
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c) bookshelf. Cupboard hides a p and has oa, wardrobe ends in e and cushion has an i; bookshelf is the one written right.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
hfoklebso
a) bookshefl
b) bookshelf
c) bokoshelf
d) bookshlef
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b) bookshelf. Find the word for what you read first; the five letters left name what books stand on.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
bookshelf
a) suitcase
b) notebook
c) booklet
d) bookcase
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d) bookcase. A bookcase is a set of shelves for books, just like a bookshelf.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
b_oksh_lf
a) o, e
b) o, a
c) a, e
d) u, e
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a) o, e. Book has a double o and shelf has an e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Neha's bookshelf has three shelves. Where should the heavy dictionary go?
a) on the bottom shelf
b) on the very edge
c) on the top shelf
d) on top of the comics
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a) on the bottom shelf
2. What do you stand at the end of a row of books on a bookshelf to stop them falling over?
a) a bookworm
b) a book cover
c) a bookend
d) a bookmark
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c) a bookend
