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Spell Bee Word: Carpet


What does carpet mean?

Word: Carpet

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Carpet means a thick, soft covering for a floor, often with colourful patterns.

Synonyms: rug, mat

How do you spell carpet?

Syllables: car - pet

Tricky part: The second part is pet, with an e, not pit or pat.

Watch out for: carpit, carpat

Memory tip: The end of carpet is pet: picture a pet cat curled up asleep on the carpet.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. roll out the red carpet: To give someone a very special welcome. Example: "The school rolled out the red carpet for the guest of honour."

Carpet in a sentence

Example 1: We sat on the carpet to play ludo.

Example 2: Mum rolled up the carpet before washing the floor.

Example 3: The new carpet in the hall is blue and gold.

Fun Fact

Kashmir is known for hand-knotted silk carpets. A large one can take a weaver many months to finish.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) curtain
b) cushion
c) blanket
d) karpet

Show answer

d) karpet. Carpet starts with c, the same as car.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

ca_pet

a) r
b) l
c) n
d) m

Show answer

a) r. The first part is car, so r fills the gap.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tpecra

a) cartep
b) capert
c) carpte
d) carpet

Show answer

d) carpet. Only one order gives the soft covering you sit on to play ludo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which machine is used to clean a carpet?

a) a washing line
b) a sewing machine
c) a hair dryer
d) a vacuum cleaner

Show answer

d) a vacuum cleaner

2. Many carpets are made by ____ threads together.

a) gluing
b) painting
c) weaving
d) ironing

Show answer

c) weaving

Associated Words

Words that start with car: careful, cargo, cardboard, caravan, carry, carve

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: rug, mat

More words from this list

dive, ginger, inside, mittens, push, smoke, travel, ahead

Next steps

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