What does bookshop mean?
Word: Bookshop
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Bookshop means a place where books are sold.
How do you spell bookshop?
Syllables: book - shop
Tricky part: People often write it as two words, but in British English it is joined up as one.
Watch out for: bookkshop, boockshop
Memory tip: Bookcase and bookmark are each one joined-up word, and so is bookshop.
Bookshop in a sentence
Example 1: Aunt Leela took us to a tiny bookshop near the bus station.
Example 2: The bookshop had a reading corner with soft cushions.
Example 3: I spent my birthday money at the bookshop on an atlas.
Fun Fact
College Street in Kolkata is famous for its long rows of bookshops and book stalls.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the word before the blank to make a new word:
Papa bought me a comic at the new book______ near the station.
a) chop
b) shop
c) shap
d) shopp
Show answer
b) shop. The second part is the everyday word for a place where you buy things.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
b__kshop
a) o
b) ou
c) oo
d) u
Show answer
c) oo. The first part is book, with two o's, just as in look and cook.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
bookshop
a) hoop
b) books
c) shook
d) spoon
Show answer
d) spoon. Spoon needs an n, and there is no n in bookshop.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) bakkery, bookshop, market, librery
b) bakery, bookshop, market, library
c) bakery, bookshop, markut, libary
d) bakary, bookshop, markit, library
Show answer
b) bakery, bookshop, market, library. Bakery has ery, market has et and library has two r's; only one list has all of them right.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would you most likely buy at a bookshop?
a) a new bicycle
b) a cricket ball
c) a dictionary
d) a bag of rice
Show answer
c) a dictionary
2. A bookshop is a good place to visit if you want to ___.
a) post a letter
b) find a new story
c) buy fresh fish
d) get a haircut
Show answer
b) find a new story
