What does doorstep mean?
Word: Doorstep
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Doorstep means the flat stone or slab just outside the front door of a house, which you stand on before going in.
How do you spell doorstep?
Syllables: door - step
Tricky part: It is one word with no gap, and the door half keeps its double o. Children often write dorstep because the word is said quickly.
Watch out for: dorstep, dourstep
Memory tip: Picture the two o's of door as two round pebbles lying side by side in front of the house.
Idioms and Phrases
- on your doorstep: very near to where you live Example: "We are lucky to have a big park right on our doorstep."
Doorstep in a sentence
Example 1: Leave your muddy shoes on the doorstep before you come in.
Example 2: Every evening, Dadi sits on the doorstep and shells peas.
Example 3: A stray cat curled up on the neighbours' doorstep to sleep in the sun.
Fun Fact
In Britain, milk was once delivered in glass bottles and left on the doorstep early in the morning, and some homes still get it that way.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the unfinished word to complete the sentence:
Neha found a parcel waiting for her on the door________ after school.
a) stap
b) steep
c) step
d) stepp
Show answer
c) step. It is the step you climb, with its usual four letters.
Word Champ
In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. doorway 2. doorstep 3. doorknob
a) 321
b) 312
c) 231
d) 123
Show answer
a) 321. All three start with door, so look at the fifth letter: k, then s, then w.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) bench : benches
b) knife : knives
c) story : storys
d) doorstep : doorsteps
Show answer
c) story : storys. A word ending in a consonant and y changes y to ies, so the plural is stories.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) carrpet
b) pillow
c) blanket
d) doorstep
Show answer
a) carrpet. Take out one r and you get carpet, the rug that covers a floor.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who might you see standing on your doorstep?
a) a driver parking a bus
b) a cook stirring a pot
c) a teacher marking books
d) a visitor waiting to come in
Show answer
d) a visitor waiting to come in
2. Which of these is also a part of a house?
a) a raincoat
b) a balcony
c) a pillow
d) a teacup
Show answer
b) a balcony
