What does carafe mean?
Word: Carafe
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Carafe means an open glass container for serving water at a meal.
How do you spell carafe?
Syllables: ca - rafe
Tricky part: The f is single and a silent e follows it, though many pupils write ff.
Watch out for: caraffe, caraff
Memory tip: A carafe keeps drinking water safe on the table, and safe has the same three letters at its end.
Carafe in a sentence
Example 1: Aunt Leela left a carafe of chilled water by the guest bed.
Example 2: Please fill the carafe with lime water for the guests.
Example 3: A glass carafe stood beside the speaker's microphone.
Fun Fact
The word came into English through French and Italian, and it probably goes back to an Arabic word linked with drawing water.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt one:
1. carafe 2. cinammon 3. aubergine 4. coriander
a) a sweet brown spice from the bark of a tree
b) a clear vessel for pouring at table
c) a purple vegetable with soft white flesh
d) a herb with small green leaves
Show answer
a) a sweet brown spice from the bark of a tree. Cinnamon doubles the n, not the m.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The waiter placed a glass frcaae of cold water in the middle of our table.
a) cradle
b) carafe
c) carton
d) crater
Show answer
b) carafe. The f in the jumble rules out carton, cradle and crater.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
c_r_fe
a) a,o
b) a,e
c) a,a
d) o,a
Show answer
c) a,a. An a goes on each side of the r.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
carrafe
a) r
b) a
c) c
d) f
Show answer
a) r. The word has a single r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Choose the item closest to a carafe in shape and use.
a) a steel plate
b) a glass jug
c) a soup bowl
d) a bread basket
Show answer
b) a glass jug
2. Why might a restaurant put a carafe on the table instead of single glasses of water?
a) so that guests can pour for themselves
b) so that guests need not order any food
c) so that the table has room for more dishes
d) so that the water stays warm for longer
Show answer
a) so that guests can pour for themselves
