downstair

Everyday

1. Downstairs means on a lower floor of a house or building, usually the ground floor. tree →
2. Downstairs also means going down the stairs to a lower floor. tree →
3. The downstairs is the lower floor of a house. «Downstair» is a rarer form of «downstairs»; the usual word is «downstairs». tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a place in the story: rooms or people on the lower floor; «downstairs and upstairs» are parts of the whole house, so add them; someone going down moves from one group to the other. At home: the kitchen and living room are often downstairs, bedrooms upstairs. Safety: walk, do not run, when you go downstairs. Phrases: go downstairs, come downstairs, the downstairs room, downstairs neighbours.

Examples

• There are 3 rooms downstairs and 4 upstairs. tree →
• 5 children are downstairs and 7 upstairs. tree →
• She went downstairs to get 2 cups. tree →
• How many people are downstairs now? tree →
• Dad called us downstairs for dinner. tree →
• Hold the rail when you walk downstairs. tree →
• The downstairs toilet is next to the kitchen. tree →
• Our neighbours downstairs have a dog. tree →
• I heard a noise downstairs in the night. tree →
• Miss Cat went downstairs and sent the wooer away. tree →

Note

Use «downstairs» with an s in almost all cases; «downstair» is rare (sometimes before a noun: a downstair room). Opposite: upstairs. No «to»: say «go downstairs», not «go to downstairs». A place word; «downstairs and upstairs» are parts of the whole house, so add them. Trap: someone going downstairs moves from the upstairs group to the downstairs group.