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Spell Bee Word: Headrest


What does headrest mean?

Word: Headrest

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Headrest means a padded part at the top of a seat that supports the back of your head.

How do you spell headrest?

Syllables: head - rest

Tricky part: Head has a silent a (h-e-a-d), which children leave out. The two words join with no space.

Watch out for: hedrest, headrist, haedrest

Memory tip: Read the first part as head with a quiet a, the same a that hides in bread.

Headrest in a sentence

Example 1: Tie a small towel over the headrest before the long drive.

Example 2: The barber's chair has a soft headrest.

Example 3: I leaned back against the headrest and fell asleep on the bus.

Fun Fact

Car headrests are there mainly for safety: if the car stops suddenly, they stop the head from tipping back too far.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the unfinished word to make a new word:

The new seats in the cinema hall have a tall head______.

a) resst
b) reast
c) rest
d) rist

Show answer

c) rest. The cushion is where your head can rest, so head joins rest.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) blanket
b) headrest
c) cusshion
d) armrest

Show answer

c) cusshion. Cushion has a single s; drop one.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

headrest

a) stared
b) dates
c) street
d) heard

Show answer

c) street. Street needs two t letters, and headrest has only one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you find a headrest?

a) on a dentist's chair
b) on a school bag
c) on a garden gate
d) on a kitchen shelf

Show answer

a) on a dentist's chair

2. A headrest feels most like ...

a) a sharp nail
b) a hard brick
c) a long rope
d) a soft pillow

Show answer

d) a soft pillow

Associated Words

Words that start with hea: heavenly, headlight, headboard

More words from this list

meat, prove, sprout, tongs, wring, butterscotch, crooked, dustpan

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