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Spell Bee Word: Stair


What does stair mean?

Word: Stair

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Stair means one step in a set of steps that go up or down inside a building.

Synonyms: step

Sounds like: stare (to look at something for a long time)

How do you spell stair?

Syllables: stair

Tricky part: Stair is spelt with air. Stare sounds the same but means to look hard at something.

Watch out for: staer, stayr, stiar

Memory tip: You climb the stairs up into the air. Stair has air at the end.

Stair in a sentence

Example 1: Rani sat on the top stair to tie her laces.

Example 2: Each stair in our old house creaks.

Example 3: Hold the railing as you go down the stairs.

Fun Fact

Chand Baori, a very old stepwell in Rajasthan, has about 3,500 narrow stone stairs leading down to the water.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with stair?

a) stir
b) steer
c) star
d) bear

Show answer

d) bear. Bear and stair end with the same sound, though they are spelt differently.

Spell Spies

Choose the option with no spelling errors:

a) stair, flore, windo, door
b) stair, floor, windoe, dor
c) stair, floor, window, door
d) stair, flor, window, doar

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c) stair, floor, window, door. Floor and door both have oo before the r, and window ends in ow.

Word Fusion

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

stair_____

a) kase
b) case
c) caze
d) cays

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b) case. A stair and a case, the same word as a pencil case, join to make staircase.

Word Champ

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

stair

a) rats
b) star
c) stars
d) sit

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c) stars. With only one s in stair, stars cannot be made.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. You use stairs to ___.

a) keep food cold and fresh
b) wash and dry clothes
c) go up to the next level
d) water the garden plants

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c) go up to the next level

2. What do we call a set of stairs that moves by itself?

a) a sliding door
b) a stepladder
c) an escalator
d) a lift

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c) an escalator

Associated Words

Words that start with sta: station, staple, statue, stalk, starter, standard

More words from this list

tracksuit, adult, capsule, drawing, freckle, juicy, padding, rinse

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