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Spell Bee Word: Waistcoat


What does waistcoat mean?

Word: Waistcoat

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Waistcoat means a short jacket without sleeves, worn over a shirt and often under a coat.

Sounds like: waste (rubbish, or to use something carelessly)

How do you spell waistcoat?

Syllables: waist - coat

Tricky part: The first part is waist, the middle of your body, not waste, meaning rubbish.

Watch out for: wastecoat, wastcoat, waiscoat

Memory tip: A waistcoat stops at your waist, so it uses the body word waist with ai, never waste.

Waistcoat in a sentence

Example 1: Papa wore a silk waistcoat over his white shirt at the wedding.

Example 2: The magician pulled a coin out of his waistcoat pocket.

Example 3: Grandpa keeps his old pocket watch in his waistcoat.

Fun Fact

In American English a waistcoat is called a vest. In British English a vest is the thin top worn under a shirt.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) waistcoat
b) shoelase
c) raincote
d) handkercheif

Show answer

a) waistcoat. Raincoat keeps oa, handkerchief has ie, and shoelace ends in ace.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

waistcoate

a) t
b) e
c) i
d) a

Show answer

b) e. Coat ends in t, so nothing follows it here.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tacoawist

a) waistcoat
b) overcoat
c) waistband
d) coastal

Show answer

a) waistcoat. Waistband needs b, n and d, overcoat needs v, e and r, and coastal has an l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A tailor is making a waistcoat. Which part will he leave out?

a) the pockets
b) the buttons
c) the sleeves
d) the lining

Show answer

c) the sleeves

2. Where would a man be likely to wear a smart waistcoat?

a) on a football pitch
b) at a yoga class
c) at a wedding
d) in a swimming pool

Show answer

c) at a wedding

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: waste

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