What does underpass mean?
Word: Underpass
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Underpass means a road or path that runs beneath another road or a railway line.
Synonyms: subway
How do you spell underpass?
Syllables: un - der - pass
Tricky part: The word ends in a double s. A single s at the end is the mistake most children make.
Watch out for: underpas, underpasse
Memory tip: Two friends walk through it side by side, so count two s's at the end, one for each friend.
Underpass in a sentence
Example 1: We used the underpass to reach the railway station without crossing the busy road.
Example 2: Children painted bright pictures of birds on the walls of the underpass.
Example 3: Cyclists must get off and walk their bikes through the underpass near our school.
Fun Fact
In British English an underpass for people on foot is often called a subway, while in American English subway means an underground railway.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
sparsdune
a) unpleasant
b) underpass
c) undertake
d) surpassed
Show answer
b) underpass. Undertake needs a t and a k, unpleasant an l and a t, and surpassed three s's.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
und_rp_ss
a) e, a
b) a, a
c) e, u
d) i, a
Show answer
a) e, a. Under keeps its e, and the end is the word pass, with an a.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) underpass
b) trafic
c) junktion
d) pedestrean
Show answer
a) underpass. Pedestrian ends in ian, junction uses a c, and traffic doubles its f.
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) underpass
b) hihway
c) footbrige
d) railwey
Show answer
a) underpass. Footbridge needs a d before the g, railway ends in ay, and highway keeps its gh.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why do towns build an underpass beneath a busy road?
a) so people can cross without meeting traffic
b) so the road looks prettier
c) so cars can park there for free
d) so shops can have more room
Show answer
a) so people can cross without meeting traffic
2. A road that is carried over another road on a bridge is called a ____.
a) flyover
b) tunnel
c) footpath
d) lane
Show answer
a) flyover
