What does waist mean?
Word: Waist
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Waist means the narrow middle part of your body, between your ribs and your hips.
Sounds like: waste (to use more of something than you need; things that are thrown away)
How do you spell waist?
Syllables: waist
Tricky part: It sounds exactly like waste, so pupils often carry that word's final e across. This word has no e at the end.
Watch out for: waiste, wayst
Memory tip: A belt stops at its buckle, and this word stops without an e dangling after it.
Waist in a sentence
Example 1: My new school trousers are a little loose around the waist.
Example 2: Bhavna tied her scarf around her waist before the folk dance began.
Example 3: By September the paddy in the field stood almost waist-high.
Fun Fact
A waist does not always belong to a person: the narrow part in the middle of a violin or a guitar is called its waist too.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
w_is_
a) e, t
b) a, d
c) o, t
d) a, t
Show answer
d) a, t. The long vowel sound is the same one you hear in rain and paint.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
waisst
a) t
b) a
c) i
d) s
Show answer
d) s. Only one s is needed before the final letter.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) waist
b) stomache
c) forhead
d) sholder
Show answer
a) waist. Shoulder has a u after the o, stomach ends in ch with no e, and forehead begins with the word fore.
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) swetshirt
b) ristwatch
c) shoelase
d) waistcoat
Show answer
d) waistcoat. Shoelace ends with the word lace, wristwatch begins with a silent w, and sweatshirt has an a after the e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is usually tied around the waist?
a) a school necktie
b) a cotton headband
c) a kitchen apron
d) a sports wristband
Show answer
c) a kitchen apron
2. You are standing in a pool with the water at your waist. Which part of you stays dry?
a) your knees
b) your shoulders
c) your toes
d) your ankles
Show answer
b) your shoulders
