What does believable mean?
Word: Believable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Believable means easy to accept as true or real.
Synonyms: likely
How do you spell believable?
Syllables: be - liev - a - ble
Tricky part: The ie in the middle is the trap: many pupils swap the two letters round.
Watch out for: beleivable, believabel
Memory tip: Picture a small i standing in front of a bigger e, like a child leading a grown-up across the road.
Believable in a sentence
Example 1: Ananya's reason for being late sounded believable, so the teacher nodded.
Example 2: A good story needs believable characters.
Example 3: The actor's tears looked believable on stage.
Fun Fact
It is made from the verb believe plus an ending that means 'can be', so a believable thing is one that can be believed.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
b_liev_ble
a) e, a
b) i, a
c) e, i
d) a, i
Show answer
a) e, a. The word starts like because and finishes like table, without the long a sound.
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
____believable
a) in
b) dis
c) un
d) im
Show answer
c) un. Un gives the opposite: a word for something so surprising it is hard to accept.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
believable
a) convincing
b) careless
c) colourful
d) doubtful
Show answer
a) convincing. A believable excuse is a convincing one.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
elvbiaebel
a) beloved
b) believable
c) reliable
d) believer
Show answer
b) believable. Believer and beloved are too short for these ten letters, and reliable has no v.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Rohan's story was not believable. What did his friends most likely think?
a) that it was very long
b) that he had made it up
c) that he told it quietly
d) that it was in Hindi
Show answer
b) that he had made it up
2. Which sentence uses believable correctly?
a) We were believable to finish the work early.
b) She believable her friend's story at once.
c) He spoke believable during the meeting.
d) The film had a believable ending that made sense.
Show answer
d) The film had a believable ending that made sense.
