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Spell Bee Word: Nightdress


What does nightdress mean?

Word: Nightdress

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Nightdress means a long, loose dress that a girl or woman wears in bed.

How do you spell nightdress?

Syllables: night - dress

Tricky part: Night keeps its silent g and h even though you cannot hear them. Nightdress is also written as one word.

Watch out for: nitedress, nihgtdress

Memory tip: The gh in night is silent, just as it is in light and right: put the g and h in even though you hear nothing.

Nightdress in a sentence

Example 1: Priya's nightdress has little stars on it.

Example 2: Nani sewed a cotton nightdress for my sister.

Example 3: In winter I wear socks with my nightdress.

Fun Fact

Oxford Learner's gives nightgown as the North American or old-fashioned word for a nightdress. In Britain, people also call it a nightie.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pillow
b) slippers
c) blanket
d) nightdres

Show answer

d) nightdres. The word ends with a double s, so nightdres is one s short.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

morning, school uniform, night, ____

a) raincoat
b) sun hat
c) nightdress
d) swimsuit

Show answer

c) nightdress. You wear a school uniform in the morning and a nightdress at night.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

nightdr_ss

a) e
b) i
c) u
d) a

Show answer

a) e. The vowel in the second beat is the e of red.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Meena put on her pink nightdress and jumped into bedd.

a) bedd
b) nightdress
c) pink
d) jumped

Show answer

a) bedd. Bed has only one d.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would usually wear a nightdress?

a) a man going to the office
b) a boy playing football
c) a girl going to bed
d) a cook in a hot kitchen

Show answer

c) a girl going to bed

2. What is a nightdress usually made of?

a) heavy leather
b) stiff denim
c) soft cotton
d) shiny plastic

Show answer

c) soft cotton

Associated Words

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