Spell Bee Word: Disappear

What does disappear mean?

Word: Disappear

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Disappear means to go out of sight, or to stop being there.

Synonyms: fade

Antonyms: appear

How do you spell disappear?

Syllables: dis - ap - pear

Tricky part: Only one s, but two p's. The double letter belongs to appear, so dissappear and disapear are both wrong.

Watch out for: disapear, dissappear, dissapear

Memory tip: Count them as you write: one s, then two p's. One snake, two pencils.

Disappear in a sentence

Example 1: The sun began to disappear behind the hills.

Example 2: My eraser seems to disappear every time I need it.

Example 3: Footprints on the beach disappear when the waves come in.

Fun Fact

Magicians call a trick that makes a coin, a bird or even a person seem to go away a disappearing act.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correct prefix to complete the word:

appear

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

Show answer

d) dis. Dis added to appear makes disappear, to go out of sight.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

disappear

a) vanish
b) return
c) arrive
d) remain

Show answer

a) vanish. To vanish is to go out of sight, just like disappear.

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to form a word:

d_s_ppear

a) e, a
b) i, u
c) i, a
d) y, a

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c) i, a. An i follows the d, and an a follows the s.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) curtain
b) magician
c) disappeer
d) audience

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c) disappeer. The end of disappear is spelt like pear, with e-a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A puddle on the road will disappear fastest on a ____ day.

a) wet, rainy
b) hot, sunny
c) dark, foggy
d) cold, cloudy

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b) hot, sunny

2. Which of these can make a rainbow disappear?

a) birds flying past
b) children watching it
c) a light breeze
d) clouds covering the sun

Show answer

d) clouds covering the sun

Associated Words

Next steps

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