What does challenge mean?
Word: Challenge
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Challenge means a hard task that shows how good or brave you are; also a call to someone to take part in a contest.
How do you spell challenge?
Syllables: chal - lenge
Tricky part: The second beat sounds like linj, but it is spelt lenge, with an e. The soft sound at the end is g-e, as in bridge without the d.
Watch out for: challenj, challange, challeng
Memory tip: Think of the e in pen: the same e sits in the last beat, so the word is never spelt with ange.
Challenge in a sentence
Example 1: Climbing the hill in the rain was a real challenge.
Example 2: Arjun accepted his sister's challenge to a chess match.
Example 3: Learning ten new words a day is a fun challenge.
Fun Fact
In tennis, a player who thinks a line call is wrong can make a challenge, and a computer replay shows where the ball landed.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) adventsure
b) mistery
c) compitition
d) challenge
Show answer
d) challenge. Adventure, mystery and competition are the right spellings of the other three.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
c_a_lenge
a) r, l
b) h, r
c) h, l
d) h, n
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c) h, l. Challenge starts with ch and has two l side by side.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
gellhance
a) cahllenge
b) chlalenge
c) hcallenge
d) challenge
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d) challenge. Put the ending e-n-g-e last, then arrange the other five letters in front of it.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: challenge
a) reward
b) test
c) holiday
d) rest
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b) test. A challenge tests what you can do, so test is closest in meaning.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these would be the biggest challenge for a Class 3 child?
a) reading a short poem
b) reading a 300-page novel
c) reading their own name
d) reading a bus ticket
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b) reading a 300-page novel
2. Kabir says, I challenge you to a race. What is he doing?
a) telling you to stop running
b) daring you to try to beat him
c) asking you to help him
d) inviting you to watch him
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b) daring you to try to beat him
