What does presentable mean?
Word: Presentable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Presentable means clean, tidy and good enough to be seen by other people.
Synonyms: neat, tidy, smart, decent
Antonyms: scruffy, messy
How do you spell presentable?
Syllables: pre - sent - a - ble
Tricky part: The ending is able, not ible.
Watch out for: presentible, presentabel, presentabl
Memory tip: If you are able to present something to guests, it is presentable: the ending is able.
Presentable in a sentence
Example 1: Comb your hair and tuck in your shirt so you look presentable for the photo.
Example 2: The old cycle looked presentable after a coat of paint.
Example 3: Samuel tidied his project file to make it presentable.
Fun Fact
Presentable comes from the verb present, said pre-SENT, not from the noun PRE-sent that means a gift.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
presentable
a) pleasant
b) polished
c) proper
d) untidy
Show answer
d) untidy. Proper, pleasant and polished all fit a presentable look; untidy is its opposite.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandpa polished his old shoes until they looked presantable for the wedding.
a) presantable
b) polished
c) shoes
d) wedding
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a) presantable. The word is built on present, so the vowel after the s is e.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tbaserelnep
a) presentable
b) repeatable
c) preventable
d) presentation
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a) presentable. Preventable needs a v, presentation an i and an o, and repeatable a second a.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) reliable
b) comfortable
c) prezentable
d) valuable
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c) prezentable. The middle sounds like a z, but present is spelt with an s.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who looks presentable for a school interview?
a) someone in clean, ironed clothes
b) someone in a crumpled shirt
c) someone with muddy shoes
d) someone with uncombed hair
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a) someone in clean, ironed clothes
2. What would make a birthday cake more presentable?
a) neat icing and a clean plate
b) a crack across the top
c) a dent from the tin
d) crumbs all over the table
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a) neat icing and a clean plate
