What does frustrate mean?
Word: Frustrate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Frustrate means to make someone feel annoyed or upset because they cannot do what they want. It can also mean to stop a plan from working.
Synonyms: annoy, upset
Antonyms: satisfy
How do you spell frustrate?
Syllables: frus - trate
Tricky part: The second r, straight after the t, is easy to drop when you say the word fast. Frustate is the usual slip.
Watch out for: frustate, frusterate
Memory tip: Picture a train rushing through the middle of frustrate: the tr of train is right there in the middle.
Frustrate in a sentence
Example 1: Missing the school bus every morning can frustrate anyone.
Example 2: The tricky jigsaw frustrated Felix, but he did not give up.
Example 3: A strong wind frustrated our attempts to fly the kite.
Fun Fact
Frustrate comes from the Latin word frustra, which means in vain or for nothing.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) celebrate
b) fustrate
c) decorate
d) separate
Show answer
b) fustrate. Frustrate begins with fr, as frog does.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ratsuterf
a) frustreat
b) frsutrate
c) frustrate
d) frustraet
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c) frustrate. Begin with the f; the s sits near the middle of the word.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word: frustrate
a) bother
b) irritate
c) please
d) trouble
Show answer
c) please. Good news pleases you, which is the opposite of being frustrated.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
fr_strat_
a) u, e
b) u, i
c) o, e
d) a, e
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a) u, e. Say frus clearly to hear the u, and a silent e closes the word.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these is most likely to frustrate a child?
a) a zip that keeps getting stuck
b) a sunny day at the beach
c) a bowl of favourite ice cream
d) a funny cartoon on TV
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a) a zip that keeps getting stuck
2. 'The rain frustrated our picnic plans.' This means the rain ____.
a) kept our plans secret
b) made our plans bigger
c) spoilt our plans
d) improved our plans
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c) spoilt our plans
