What does pleased mean?
Word: Pleased
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Pleased means happy or satisfied about something.
Synonyms: glad, delighted, satisfied
Antonyms: unhappy
How do you spell pleased?
Syllables: pleased
Tricky part: The long ee sound is spelt ea; plesed and pleesed are common slips.
Watch out for: pleesed, plesed, pleasd
Memory tip: Think of the ea in tea and pea: the same two letters make the long ee sound here.
Idioms and Phrases
- as pleased as Punch: very happy and proud Example: "Anu was as pleased as Punch when her drawing went up on the notice board."
Pleased in a sentence
Example 1: The principal was pleased with the neat rows of saplings the students planted.
Example 2: I am pleased to welcome our guests to the annual day function.
Example 3: Mother looked pleased when she saw the kitchen had been cleaned.
Fun Fact
The French phrase s'il vous plait, used when asking for something politely, comes from the same Latin root as the English word pleased.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word pleased as it is used in the sentence:
The coach was pleased with how quickly the junior team learned the new drill.
a) annoyed
b) cheerful
c) thankful
d) content
Show answer
a) annoyed. To be annoyed is to be cross, the very opposite of feeling pleased.
Spell-o-Spell
Read the four words. Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word:
1. greatful 2. anxsious 3. releived 4. pleased
a) happy about something that has happened
b) no longer worried about something
c) feeling or showing thanks
d) worried and nervous about what may happen
Show answer
a) happy about something that has happened. Grateful starts grat, not great; relief gives relieved its ie; and anxious has no s after the x.
Word Makeup
Only one of these words can follow the prefix below to make a real word. Choose it:
dis
a) joyful
b) happy
c) pleased
d) glad
Show answer
c) pleased. Dis + pleased gives displeased; happy takes un instead (unhappy), and glad and joyful take neither.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
plea_e_
a) z, d
b) s, t
c) c, d
d) s, d
Show answer
d) s, d. Pleased has an s, said like z, and ends in d.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would leave a gardener pleased?
a) plants drooping in the heat
b) seeds sprouting after the rain
c) hail flattening her beans
d) goats munching her flowers
Show answer
b) seeds sprouting after the rain
2. People say 'Pleased to meet you' when they ____.
a) say goodbye at night
b) ask for directions
c) are introduced to someone
d) thank a shopkeeper
Show answer
c) are introduced to someone
