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Spell Bee Word: banger


Basic Details

Word: Banger

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A firecracker that goes off with a loud bang. In informal British English it can also mean a sausage, or an old car that makes a lot of noise.

Synonyms: firecracker, cracker

How to Spell Banger

Syllables: bang - er

Tricky part: It is simply bang + er, so the g of bang stays and the ending is er, not ar.

Watch out for: bangar, banjer, bangur

Memory tip: A banger makes a bang, so start with bang and add er.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our dog hid under the bed when the neighbours set off a banger.

Example 2: Uncle Tom still drives an old banger that rattles at every speed breaker.

Example 3: In London we tried sausages that the menu called bangers.

Fun Fact

The British dish bangers and mash is sausages with mashed potato. The sausages are said to have got the nickname because they could burst with a bang while frying.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

bang____

a) ur
b) ar
c) er
d) or

Show answer

c) er. Bang + er gives banger, something that bangs.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gnareb

a) barge
b) ranger
c) banger
d) hanger

Show answer

c) banger. Ranger and hanger have no b, and barge has no n, so the letters spell banger.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

On Diwali night my cousin lit a banjer that made the cows run off.

a) cows
b) Diwali
c) banjer
d) cousin

Show answer

c) banjer. The word is built on bang, so it keeps the g.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The children covered their ears as the banger went off." Here a banger is ____.

a) a loud firecracker
b) an old car
c) a sausage
d) a drum

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a) a loud firecracker

2. "Grandpa's car is an old banger." This means the car is ____.

a) made of gold
b) brand new
c) very fast
d) old and noisy

Show answer

d) old and noisy

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