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Spell Bee Word: Mattress

Mattress (noun): the thick, soft part of a bed that you lie and sleep on.


What does mattress mean?

Word: Mattress

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Mattress means the thick, soft part of a bed that you lie and sleep on.

How do you spell mattress?

Syllables: mat - tress

Tricky part: The t is doubled in the middle. Children often write matress with one t.

Watch out for: matress, matrress

Memory tip: Picture two tall poles holding up the middle of a mattress: those are the two t's.

Mattress in a sentence

Example 1: My little brother bounces on the mattress when nobody is looking.

Example 2: We put a spare mattress on the floor for our cousins.

Example 3: The new mattress came rolled up tightly in a box.

Fun Fact

The word mattress comes from an Arabic word, matrah, meaning a cushion or something laid down to rest on.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) blankett
b) mattress
c) cushian
d) pillowe

Show answer

b) mattress. Pillow ends in ow, blanket has one t, and cushion ends in ion.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

m_ttr_ss

a) a, e
b) u, e
c) a, a
d) e, e

Show answer

a) a, e. Say mat-tress: the first vowel is a and the second is e.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandma aired the new mattres on the terrace in the warm winter sun.

a) Grandma
b) terrace
c) mattres
d) winter

Show answer

c) mattres. Two s's close the word, as at the end of glass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A mattress that is far too hard might leave you ____.

a) growing taller every night
b) sneezing in the afternoon
c) waking up with a stiff back
d) feeling hungry all morning

Show answer

c) waking up with a stiff back

2. Which materials are often used inside a modern mattress?

a) cotton, foam or springs
b) glass and wire
c) bricks and cement
d) sand and gravel

Show answer

a) cotton, foam or springs

Associated Words

Words that end in -tress: headmistress, distress, huntress

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