Spell Bee Word: Wardrobe

Wardrobe (noun): a tall cupboard where you hang and keep your clothes.

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What does wardrobe mean?

Word: Wardrobe

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Wardrobe means a tall cupboard where you hang and keep your clothes.

Synonyms: cupboard

How do you spell wardrobe?

Syllables: ward - robe

Tricky part: The first part sounds like the word ward and is spelt with ar, not or.

Watch out for: wardroab, wardrow, wodrobe

Memory tip: Hear the ar of car at the start of wardrobe.

Wardrobe in a sentence

Example 1: Hang your school shirt in the wardrobe.

Example 2: Our wardrobe has a long mirror on the door.

Example 3: Mum keeps the winter blankets on top of the wardrobe.

Fun Fact

The word comes from old French and first meant a room where clothes were guarded. Later it came to mean the cupboard itself.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) wordrobe
b) pillow
c) curtain
d) mirror

Show answer

a) wordrobe. The first part is ward, with an a.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

bag, suitcase, trunk, ____

a) wallet
b) wardrobe
c) purse
d) pouch

Show answer

b) wardrobe. These all hold clothes, and each is bigger than the one before; a wardrobe is the biggest.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Meena hid behind the heavy coats in the wardrob.

a) behind
b) coats
c) wardrob
d) heavy

Show answer

c) wardrob. This word ends with a silent e.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

bowrdear

a) wardrobe
b) warbrode
c) wardorbe
d) wardbore

Show answer

a) wardrobe. The ar sits near the front; sort the rest of the letters after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people hang clothes on inside a wardrobe?

a) picture frames
b) coat hangers
c) clothes pegs
d) curtain rings

Show answer

b) coat hangers

2. In which room of a home is a wardrobe usually kept?

a) a balcony
b) a bathroom
c) a bedroom
d) a kitchen

Show answer

c) a bedroom

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: cupboard

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