What does duvet mean?
Word: Duvet
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Duvet means a thick, soft cover for a bed, filled with feathers or other light stuffing, used instead of blankets.
How do you spell duvet?
Syllables: du - vet
Tricky part: The end sounds like 'ay', but it is spelt et, and the t is silent. The word comes from French.
Watch out for: duvay, duvett
Memory tip: Picture the t at the end fast asleep under the duvet: it is there, but it never makes a sound.
Duvet in a sentence
Example 1: Mum shook the duvet and spread it neatly over my bed.
Example 2: Grandma bought a new duvet with a pink flower cover.
Example 3: My cat likes to curl up on top of the duvet.
Fun Fact
Duvet is the usual British word. In North America, a similar thick bed cover is often called a comforter.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
d__vet
a) oo
b) ew
c) ou
d) u
Show answer
d) u. The 'oo' sound after the d is written with just one letter, as in June.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
vtedu 12345
a) 54132
b) 45132
c) 45123
d) 41532
Show answer
b) 45132. Read the letters in the order 4, 5, 1, 3, 2 and the bed cover is spelt.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
duvet
a) vet
b) tube
c) duet
d) due
Show answer
b) tube. Tube needs a b, and duvet has no b.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) pilow, duvvet, sheet, blanket
b) pilloe, duvet, sheet, blankket
c) pillow, duvet, sheet, blanket
d) pillow, duvet, sheete, blankit
Show answer
c) pillow, duvet, sheet, blanket. Every word in this list is right: pillow has two l's, sheet has no e at the end, and blanket has one k.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When would you most want to sleep under a duvet?
a) on a sticky monsoon evening
b) on a hot summer afternoon
c) on a warm spring morning
d) on a cold winter night
Show answer
d) on a cold winter night
2. In which room of a house would you usually find a duvet?
a) the kitchen
b) the garage
c) the bathroom
d) the bedroom
Show answer
d) the bedroom
