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Spell Bee Word: Upstairs


Basic Details

Word: Upstairs

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: On or to a higher floor of a building.

Antonyms: downstairs

How to Spell Upstairs

Syllables: up - stairs

Tricky part: The second part is stairs, the steps you climb, spelt ai. It is not stares, which means looks.

Watch out for: upstares, upsteirs, upstiars

Memory tip: You climb stairs to go up, so the word is up + stairs. Think of the a and i as two feet on one step.

Usage Examples

Example 1: My room is upstairs, next to the terrace.

Example 2: Nana walks upstairs slowly because of his knee.

Example 3: Take these clean clothes upstairs, please.

Fun Fact

Stair comes from an Old English word that was linked to a verb meaning to climb.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

upstairs

a) overhead
b) downstairs
c) upward
d) above

Show answer

b) downstairs. Above, overhead and upward all point up; downstairs points the other way.

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) upstairs
b) upstares
c) upstaires
d) upsteirs

Show answer

a) upstairs. Only one has the stairs you climb, with ai and no e.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

upstaiirs

a) s
b) a
c) i
d) r

Show answer

c) i. Stairs has one i, sitting after the a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If your bedroom is upstairs, you reach it by ____.

a) crossing the road
b) opening the fridge
c) climbing steps
d) going down a slide

Show answer

c) climbing steps

2. The opposite of upstairs is ____.

a) inside
b) outside
c) nearby
d) downstairs

Show answer

d) downstairs

Associated Words

giganticrailroadsupermarketcelerygem
importantequipmentcompassfeastadvantage

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