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Spell Bee Word: Badger


What does badger mean?

Word: Badger

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Badger means a wild animal with short legs, grey fur and a black and white striped face. It lives in holes under the ground.

How do you spell badger?

Syllables: bad - ger

Tricky part: The j sound in the middle is written dg. Children drop the d and write bager, or use a j and write bajer.

Watch out for: bager, bajer

Memory tip: A badger loves to dig. Let dig remind you that a d and a g stand together in the middle of this word.

Badger in a sentence

Example 1: A badger sleeps in a long tunnel.

Example 2: We saw a badger's striped face in the book.

Example 3: The badger walked slowly across the field.

Fun Fact

A badger's home under the ground is called a sett, and one family may use it for many years.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) squirrel
b) tortois
c) badger
d) hedgehog

Show answer

b) tortois. Tortoise needs an e at the very end, though you cannot hear it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

b_dger

a) i
b) e
c) u
d) a

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d) a. The first beat sounds like bad, with the vowel of cat.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The badgir came out of its hole to find worms.

a) badgir
b) worms
c) hole
d) find

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a) badgir. This animal's name ends the way tiger does.

Word Chain

Complete the word sequence:

ant, mouse, ____, tiger

a) spider
b) badger
c) beetle
d) snail

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b) badger. Each animal is bigger than the one before, and only one option fits between a mouse and a tiger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A badger is out looking for food. What time is it most likely to be?

a) early afternoon
b) late at night
c) mid-morning
d) at noon

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b) late at night

2. Which part of its body does a badger use to dig?

a) its small ears
b) its strong claws
c) its black nose
d) its short tail

Show answer

b) its strong claws

Associated Words

Words that end in -ger: anger, eager, manager, charger

More words from this list

careless, December, flour, inspect, nest, result, soup, unicycle

Next steps

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