Spell Bee Word: Display

What does display mean?

Word: Display

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Display means a group of things set out for people to look at, like toys laid out on a table at a fair. As a verb, it means to put things out for people to look at.

Synonyms: exhibit

Antonyms: hide

How do you spell display?

Syllables: dis - play

Tricky part: Children often write des at the start, but display begins with dis.

Watch out for: desplay, dissplay

Memory tip: Picture a display of shiny dishes: display and dish both begin with dis.

Display in a sentence

Example 1: The shop has a display of new school uniforms.

Example 2: We saw a fireworks display on Diwali night.

Example 3: Our drawings are on display in the hall.

Fun Fact

Display comes from an old French word meaning to unfold, as if spreading things out for everyone to look at.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

display

a) show
b) cover
c) keep
d) wrap

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a) show. To display things is to set them out so that people can see them.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) dispplay
b) display
c) displae
d) displai

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b) display. Display has one p and finishes with ay.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ylsapdi

a) display
b) dipslay
c) dsiplay
d) disaply

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a) display. Say the word slowly and write each sound as you hear it, starting with d.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

disp_ay

a) w
b) l
c) h
d) r

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b) l. Display ends in play, the word you use for games.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you most likely see a display of sarees?

a) in a shop window
b) in a locked cupboard
c) in a laundry basket
d) inside a suitcase

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a) in a shop window

2. At the school fair, Class 1 put their clay models on display. What did they do?

a) wrapped them up to take home
b) hid them in a big box
c) set them out for visitors
d) broke them into small pieces

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c) set them out for visitors

Associated Words

Words that start with dis: discover, disadvantage, distant, dishwasher, discuss, discard

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: exhibit

More words from this list

frock, kettle, outside, roar, story, whistle, barber, chair

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