What does postwoman mean?
Word: Postwoman
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Postwoman means a woman who brings letters and parcels to homes and offices.
How do you spell postwoman?
Syllables: post - wom - an
Tricky part: It is one word, so there is no space and no hyphen in the middle.
Watch out for: poswoman, poastwoman
Memory tip: Postcard and postbox are each written as one joined-up word, with no gap or hyphen; postwoman is joined up the same way.
Postwoman in a sentence
Example 1: The postwoman smiled as she handed Grandma a thick envelope.
Example 2: Our postwoman rides a red bicycle down our lane every morning.
Example 3: Kiran waited at the gate for the postwoman to bring his birthday cards.
Fun Fact
Postwoman is mainly a British word; in the United States the same job is usually called a mail carrier.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:
post________
a) wuman
b) womun
c) wooman
d) woman
Show answer
d) woman. The second part is the word for a grown-up lady, and it has an o after the w even though it sounds like wum.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) parcel
b) address
c) letter
d) posttwoman
Show answer
d) posttwoman. Only one t is needed here; take one out and the word is right.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) tooth : teeth
b) child : children
c) man : men
d) postwoman : postwomans
Show answer
d) postwoman : postwomans. This word does not add s for more than one; a vowel near the end changes instead, just as man becomes men.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
postwoman
a) stamp
b) snow
c) mango
d) town
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c) mango. Mango needs a g, and there is no g in postwoman.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which job is most like a postwoman's job?
a) baker
b) courier
c) pilot
d) dentist
Show answer
b) courier
2. A postwoman would most need ___ for her work.
a) a long ladder
b) a strong bag
c) a big oven
d) a paint box
Show answer
b) a strong bag
