What does appeal mean?
Word: Appeal
Part of Speech: Noun and verb
Meaning: Appeal means a strong call asking people for help, money or support. As a verb it can also mean to be pleasing or interesting to someone, as bright colours appeal to small children.
Synonyms: plea, call
How do you spell appeal?
Syllables: ap - peal
Tricky part: It begins with a double p. Apeal, with one p, is the usual slip.
Watch out for: apeal, apeel
Memory tip: Picture two people, two p's, standing side by side to make an appeal for help.
Appeal in a sentence
Example 1: The family made an appeal on the radio for help in finding their lost dog.
Example 2: Spicy food has little appeal for my younger brother.
Example 3: Our headmistress made an appeal for warm clothes for the flood relief camp.
Fun Fact
In cricket, a batter can be given out only after the fielding side appeals to the umpire, usually by shouting Howzat, which is short for how is that.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
appeal
a) request
b) reward
c) reply
d) refusal
Show answer
a) request. An appeal asks for something, which is what a request does.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
appeale
a) a
b) e
c) p
d) l
Show answer
b) e. Appeal stops at the l; no e follows it.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lpaaep
a) appela
b) appael
c) appeal
d) appale
Show answer
c) appeal. The double p comes straight after the first a.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) believe
b) agree
c) receive
d) appeil
Show answer
d) appeil. Appeal ends like meal, with ea, not ei.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A game with wide appeal is one that ____.
a) takes hours to finish
b) only grown-ups may play
c) lots of different people enjoy
d) costs a lot to buy
Show answer
c) lots of different people enjoy
2. The school made an appeal for old storybooks. What did it want?
a) people to give old storybooks
b) people to borrow storybooks
c) people to buy new storybooks
d) people to read faster
Show answer
a) people to give old storybooks
