What does undergarment mean?
Word: Undergarment
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Undergarment means a piece of clothing worn under other clothes, next to the skin.
Synonyms: underwear
How do you spell undergarment?
Syllables: un - der - gar - ment
Tricky part: The ending is ment, so children who write undergarmant or undergarmint have the last vowel wrong.
Watch out for: undergarmant, undergarmint, undergarmunt
Memory tip: It goes under your other clothes and ends in ment, like moment.
Undergarment in a sentence
Example 1: Oscar packed a fresh undergarment for each day of the school trip.
Example 2: The shop near the market sells undergarments for children.
Example 3: Mum folded the undergarments and put them in the top drawer.
Fun Fact
In winter, many people wear thermal undergarments, which trap a thin layer of warm air next to the skin.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:
under______
a) carpet
b) garment
c) window
d) pencil
Show answer
b) garment. Only garment, a piece of clothing, joins under to make a real word.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) undergarment, coller, sleeve, buton
b) undergarment, colar, slieve, button
c) undergarment, collar, sleeve, button
d) undergarment, collar, sleve, butten
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c) undergarment, collar, sleeve, button. Collar ends in ar, sleeve has two e's together and button has a double t.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
undergarment
a) garden
b) dragon
c) grand
d) mature
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b) dragon. Undergarment has no o, which rules out dragon.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) undergarrment
b) raincoat
c) cardigan
d) pullover
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a) undergarrment. Undergarment has two r's in all; the third one must go.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is an undergarment?
a) a cotton vest
b) a woolly hat
c) a pair of shoes
d) a raincoat
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a) a cotton vest
2. Why do people wear cotton undergarments in summer?
a) cotton is cool and soft
b) cotton keeps out rain
c) cotton is heavy
d) cotton is shiny
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a) cotton is cool and soft
