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Spell Bee Word: Appear


Basic Details

Word: Appear

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To come into sight, or to seem to be something.

Synonyms: emerge, seem

Antonyms: disappear, vanish

How to Spell Appear

Syllables: ap - pear

Tricky part: There are two p's, and the end is ear, as in hear. Apear, with one p, is the usual slip.

Watch out for: apear, appeer, apper

Memory tip: Write a p, then the fruit pear: ap + pear gives appear.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Stars appear in the sky after sunset.

Example 2: A rainbow appeared over the hills after the shower.

Example 3: You appear tired today, Meena.

Fun Fact

On a very hot road, a patch of water can seem to appear ahead and then vanish as you get closer. This trick of light is called a mirage.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

appear

a) un
b) mis
c) non
d) dis

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d) dis. Dis turns appear into its opposite, disappear.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

a_pe_r

a) b, a
b) p, i
c) p, a
d) p, e

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c) p, a. Appear needs a second p and ends with the ear of hear.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) exsited
b) shuger
c) appear
d) nayber

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c) appear. Only appear is right; sugar, excited and neighbour have been misspelt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word means the opposite of appear?

a) show
b) arrive
c) vanish
d) grow

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c) vanish

2. The moon will ____ from behind the clouds soon.

a) appear
b) applaud
c) approve
d) apply

Show answer

a) appear

Associated Words

improvementbushyanchorgovernorimprove
fantasticbreathedeadhuntermicrophone

Next steps

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