What does kiosk mean?
Word: Kiosk
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Kiosk means a small shop or stall, open at the front, that sells things such as newspapers, snacks and drinks.
How do you spell kiosk?
Syllables: ki - osk
Tricky part: The word begins and ends with k. Because the hard sound can also be spelt with c, students sometimes write ciosk or kiosc.
Watch out for: ciosk, kiosc
Memory tip: Imagine a kid at each end of the counter. The word kid starts with the letter this word needs at both ends.
Kiosk in a sentence
Example 1: Buy your ticket at the kiosk near the main gate.
Example 2: A tea kiosk stands on the corner opposite our school.
Example 3: The zoo has a kiosk that sells maps and water.
Fun Fact
The word came into English through French from a Turkish word for a garden pavilion. Before it meant a place to buy a newspaper, it meant a light, open summer house.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Probe
Fill the blanks with 'i' and 'o' in that order. Which option gives the meaning of that word?
1. pl_ _k 2. sh_ _k 3. k_ _sk 4. ch_ _k
a) a soft white stone for writing on boards
b) a long flat piece of wood
c) a tiny booth that serves people as they pass
d) a large fish with sharp teeth
Show answer
c) a tiny booth that serves people as they pass. Plank, chalk and shark all take other letters, so kiosk is the word to define.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) florist : flowers
b) bakary : bread
c) kiosk : newspapers
d) stationer : notebooks
Show answer
b) bakary : bread. The place that sells bread needs an e, not an a, before the r.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in the sentence?
The newspaper kiosk outside the railway stasion also sells pens, stamps and a few magazenes for travellers.
a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
d) 0
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a) 2. Station and magazines are both misspelt; the rest of the sentence is correct.
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
A small ___ near the beach sold cold drinks and sun hats.
a) kennel
b) kimono
c) kiosk
d) kayak
Show answer
c) kiosk. Cold drinks and hats are sold from a stall; the other three are a boat, a robe and a home for a dog.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these could most easily be set up as a kiosk?
a) a factory making bicycles
b) a garage repairing buses
c) a stand selling fresh juice
d) a showroom full of sofas
Show answer
c) a stand selling fresh juice
2. Why does a kiosk suit a busy station better than a large shop would?
a) It opens only at weekends.
b) It takes up little floor space.
c) It needs a lot of parking.
d) It has many floors of goods.
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b) It takes up little floor space.
