What does appearance mean?
Word: Appearance
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Appearance means the way someone or something looks. It can also mean the moment something comes into view.
Synonyms: look
Antonyms: disappearance
How do you spell appearance?
Syllables: ap - pear - ance
Tricky part: Two p's come first, as in appear, and the middle keeps the a of pear. Children often drop a p or that a and write apearance or apperance.
Watch out for: apearance, apperance
Memory tip: Give each beat its own p: say ap, then pear, and write both p's before you go on to the ending.
Idioms and Phrases
- keep up appearances: to pretend that everything is fine when it is not Example: "Even after losing the match, the team kept up appearances and smiled for photos."
Appearance in a sentence
Example 1: The old fort had a grand appearance at sunset.
Example 2: The sudden appearance of a monkey made everyone jump.
Example 3: Grandpa takes care of his appearance before going to the temple.
Fun Fact
Appearance reached English from Old French in the 1300s. It goes back to the Latin apparere, to come into view, which also gave us apparent.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
appear
a) anse
b) ence
c) ance
d) ense
Show answer
c) ance. Appearance ends in ance, like entrance.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
rpeacnaeap
a) appearance
b) appearnace
c) appearanec
d) appearacne
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a) appearance. Look for appear inside the jumble; the four letters left over make the ending.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) libary
b) goverment
c) appearance
d) temprature
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c) appearance. Library loses an r here, temperature an e, and government an n.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
_ppea_ance
a) o, r
b) e, r
c) a, r
d) a, l
Show answer
c) a, r. The word starts with a, as appear does, and the r of pear comes before the ending.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In which sentence does appearance mean coming into view?
a) The rainbow made a brief appearance after the shower.
b) His appearance changed after the haircut.
c) The appearance of the room was warm and cosy.
d) Her neat appearance pleased the teacher.
Show answer
a) The rainbow made a brief appearance after the shower.
2. What would most change a person's appearance?
a) a new address
b) a new haircut
c) a new hobby
d) a new phone number
Show answer
b) a new haircut
