What does velvet mean?
Word: Velvet
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Velvet means a soft, thick cloth with short, close threads on one side.
How do you spell velvet?
Syllables: vel - vet
Tricky part: The ending is said so quickly that children often write velvit or velvat. The vowel there is an e.
Watch out for: velvit, velvat
Memory tip: Velvet uses the same vowel in both halves, so once you have written the first e, write another one after the second v.
Velvet in a sentence
Example 1: Hana's party dress is made of dark blue velvet.
Example 2: The rose petals felt like velvet against my cheek.
Example 3: Grandma keeps her bangles in a little velvet box.
Fun Fact
Velvet is so soft and smooth that people also use the word for other things, as when we talk about a singer's velvet voice.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) village
b) violet
c) welvet
d) visit
Show answer
c) welvet. The soft cloth begins with v, the same letter that starts violet, village and visit.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
tlevev
a) a thin paper used for making kites
b) a hard metal used for making pans
c) a rough rope used on big ships
d) a rich cloth that feels lovely to stroke
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d) a rich cloth that feels lovely to stroke. Put in order, the six letters spell velvet.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
velvet
a) let
b) tee
c) level
d) eel
Show answer
c) level. With only one l to spare, velvet cannot give you level.
Sound Check
Which of the following words has the 'e' sound as in velvet?
a) bird
b) bear
c) bee
d) bell
Show answer
d) bell. Bell has the short e of velvet; bee, bird and bear sound different.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these could be made from velvet?
a) a cushion cover
b) a cricket bat
c) a pencil sharpener
d) a water bottle
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a) a cushion cover
2. Velvet feels a lot like ___.
a) a kitten's soft fur
b) a prickly cactus
c) a cold metal spoon
d) a rough brick wall
Show answer
a) a kitten's soft fur
