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Spell Bee Word: besiege


Basic Details

Word: Besiege

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To surround a city or fort with an army so that it can be captured. It can also mean to crowd around someone with questions or requests.

Synonyms: surround, encircle, blockade

How to Spell Besiege

Syllables: be - siege

Tricky part: Siege is spelt ie, not ei, and it ends in ge with no d. Beseige is the misspelling examiners expect.

Watch out for: beseige, besiedge, beseege

Memory tip: In siege the i stands first, like a soldier at the front of an army: s-i-e-g-e.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The army besieged the fort for six months before the gates finally opened.

Example 2: Fans besieged the film star at the airport, asking for selfies.

Example 3: During exam week, our teacher is besieged with doubts from every student.

Fun Fact

Siege comes from an Old French word meaning a seat. An army laying siege settled down, or sat, outside the walls and waited.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) besiege
b) decieve
c) aquire
d) recieve

Show answer

a) besiege. Receive and deceive put e before i after c, and acquire needs a c; besiege is the one spelt right.

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

____siege

a) de
b) bi
c) be
d) by

Show answer

c) be. Be at the front turns the noun siege into a verb, as it does in befriend.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: besiege

a) surround
b) rescue
c) release
d) abandon

Show answer

a) surround. An army that besieges a fort surrounds it on all sides.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If reporters besiege a cricketer, they ____.

a) ignore him completely
b) carry him on their shoulders
c) write him a letter
d) crowd round him with questions

Show answer

d) crowd round him with questions

2. Why does an army besiege a city?

a) to celebrate a festival
b) to protect it from floods
c) to cut it off and force it to give up
d) to build new roads

Show answer

c) to cut it off and force it to give up

Associated Words

catastrophelegislativedigitalcompetitivecornmeal
infertilehostilitymarathonconventionfertilizer

Next steps

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