What does displease mean?
Word: Displease
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Displease means to make someone feel annoyed, upset or not satisfied.
Synonyms: annoy, upset
Antonyms: please, satisfy
How do you spell displease?
Syllables: dis - please
Tricky part: Near the end you hear a z sound, but no z is written: an s does that job. Pupils who spell only by sound often end up with a z.
Watch out for: displeaze, displeaz
Memory tip: Cheese and tease buzz with a z sound too, yet both write it with an s. Give this word the same quiet s.
Displease in a sentence
Example 1: Loud music late at night may displease the neighbours.
Example 2: Freya worried that her untidy handwriting would displease her teacher.
Example 3: The rules of the chess club were changed, and the change seemed to displease the older members.
Fun Fact
In the noun displeasure, the same s is said like the middle sound of measure and treasure, not like a z.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
___please
a) in
b) mis
c) un
d) dis
Show answer
d) dis. Dis can turn a verb into its opposite, as it does in like and dislike.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
displease
a) trouble
b) irritate
c) delight
d) bother
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c) delight. Irritate, bother and trouble all leave a person less happy, so only one option means making someone glad.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) complaint
b) grumble
c) displese
d) annoyance
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c) displese. The vowel sound in the middle is spelt ea, as in leave and peace.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
dispplease
a) l
b) e
c) s
d) p
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d) p. Only one p stands between the s and the l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is most likely to displease a librarian?
a) putting books back neatly
b) keeping the pages clean
c) talking loudly near readers
d) returning books on time
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c) talking loudly near readers
2. The coach was displeased with the team's warm-up. How did the coach feel about it?
a) not happy with it
b) surprised by it
c) proud of it
d) confused by it
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a) not happy with it
