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Spell Bee Word: Begrudge


What does begrudge mean?

Word: Begrudge

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Begrudge means to feel unhappy or jealous that someone else has something, or to give something without really wanting to.

Synonyms: envy, grudge

How do you spell begrudge?

Syllables: be - grudge

Tricky part: The end is dge, not ge or j. The d is not heard on its own, but it must be written before the ge.

Watch out for: begruge, begrudj, bigrudge

Memory tip: Think of the d as a doorstop wedged in before the ge: begrudge needs it, just as hedge and badge do.

Begrudge in a sentence

Example 1: I do not begrudge my sister her new bicycle; she saved her pocket money for a whole year.

Example 2: He begrudged every minute spent on homework when the match was on TV.

Example 3: Good friends never begrudge each other a win.

Fun Fact

Grudge comes from the Middle English grutchen, which meant to grumble or complain. The word grouch, for a bad-tempered person, comes from the same old word.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) resentmant
b) begrudge
c) greivance
d) dissapointed

Show answer

b) begrudge. Grievance puts i before e, resentment ends in ment, and disappointed has one s and two p's.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

begrrudge

a) r
b) g
c) d
d) e

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a) r. Grudge has just one r, so begrudge does too.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: begrudge

a) forgive
b) resent
c) admire
d) welcome

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b) resent. If you resent someone's good luck, you begrudge it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zoe says, "I don't begrudge you the prize." She means she ____.

a) did not see you win
b) is not jealous that you won
c) thinks you were lucky to win
d) wants the prize for herself

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b) is not jealous that you won

2. A shopkeeper who begrudges giving change is ____.

a) too busy to give it
b) eager to give it
c) out of coins to give
d) unwilling to give it

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d) unwilling to give it

Associated Words

Words that end in -dge: acknowledge, badge, porridge, drawbridge, lodge, ridge

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: envy

More words from this list

compatible, defiant, etiquette, hostility, maturity, prefix, slender, abnormal

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