What does peaceable mean?
Word: Peaceable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Peaceable means wanting to avoid quarrels and live calmly with others; also calm and without fighting.
Synonyms: peace-loving, gentle, calm, non-violent
Antonyms: aggressive, hostile
How do you spell peaceable?
Syllables: peace - a - ble
Tricky part: The e after the c stays to keep the c soft; dropping it gives peacable, which would read like pea-cable.
Watch out for: peacable, peaseable
Memory tip: Say peace with a soft c, like an s: that soft sound needs the e straight after the c.
Peaceable in a sentence
Example 1: The two families settled the land quarrel in a peaceable way.
Example 2: Our dog is so peaceable that it lets the cat eat from its bowl.
Example 3: The protest stayed peaceable from start to finish.
Fun Fact
Peaceable and peaceful are close but not the same: peaceable usually describes people who avoid fights, while peaceful usually describes a calm place or time.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word peaceable as used in the sentence:
The peaceable villagers had settled every disagreement with their neighbours over a cup of tea.
a) courteous
b) good-natured
c) quarrelsome
d) easy-going
Show answer
c) quarrelsome. Good-natured, easy-going and courteous would all suit these villagers; a quarrelsome person keeps starting arguments.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our grandparents were known as the most peaceible couple on the street, and neighbours often came to them to settle small arguments.
a) peaceible
b) neighbours
c) arguments
d) grandparents
Show answer
a) peaceible. The ending is able, the same as in comfortable, not ible.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. harmony 2. peaceable 3. tolerence 4. friendship
a) accepting views and ways that differ from your own
b) keen to avoid quarrels
c) living or working together without disagreement
d) the bond between friends
Show answer
a) accepting views and ways that differ from your own. Of the four, the word about accepting other people's views is the misspelt one.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The two cbeaaeelp villages have shared one pond for a hundred years.
a) peaceable
b) pleasant
c) spacious
d) placid
Show answer
a) peaceable. Each of the other three needs an s or a d, and the jumble has neither.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When an argument breaks out, a peaceable person tends to ____.
a) start shouting at once
b) try to calm everyone down
c) try to make it worse
d) walk off in a rage
Show answer
b) try to calm everyone down
2. Which word best describes a peaceable crowd?
a) orderly
b) angry
c) violent
d) rowdy
Show answer
a) orderly
