What does comfortable mean?
Word: Comfortable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Comfortable means pleasant to sit in, wear or use, so that your body feels relaxed. It can also describe a person who feels calm and not worried.
Synonyms: snug, relaxed
Antonyms: uneasy, awkward
How do you spell comfortable?
Syllables: com - fort - a - ble
Tricky part: Most people say it fast, in three beats, so the or in the middle gets lost when they write it.
Watch out for: comfertable, comfotable, comftable
Memory tip: Find the fort hiding inside comfortable, and the or will not get lost.
Comfortable in a sentence
Example 1: These cotton clothes are comfortable in the summer heat.
Example 2: Grandpa sat in his comfortable chair and read the paper.
Example 3: Are you comfortable, or shall I open the window?
Fun Fact
When comfortable first appeared in English, about 700 years ago, it meant cheering; the sense of a soft chair that is nice to sit in came much later.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correct prefix to make a new word:
comfortable
a) non
b) in
c) dis
d) un
Show answer
d) un. Un + comfortable gives uncomfortable, the feeling of a hard bench or tight shoes.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
comfortable
a) stiff
b) tense
c) sore
d) cosy
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d) cosy. A cosy room or chair is warm and pleasant, just as a comfortable one is.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
trofbacmeol
a) comfortabel
b) comfortbale
c) comfortable
d) comfortalbe
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c) comfortable. Only one choice finishes with the ble you hear at the end.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The new sofa in our hall is soft and camfortable.
a) soft
b) camfortable
c) sofa
d) hall
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b) camfortable. Comfortable begins with com, with an o, even though the first beat is said with a short u sound.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which shoes would be the most comfortable for a long walk?
a) heavy boots a size too big
b) soft shoes that fit well
c) new shoes a size too small
d) shiny shoes with hard soles
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b) soft shoes that fit well
2. Asha felt comfortable on her first day at the new school. How did she feel?
a) too shy to speak
b) at ease with everyone
c) worried about lessons
d) tired from the bus
Show answer
b) at ease with everyone
