What does danger mean?
Word: Danger
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Danger means the chance that something bad will happen or that someone will get hurt.
Synonyms: risk, peril
Antonyms: safety
How do you spell danger?
Syllables: dan - ger
Tricky part: The g makes a j sound here, and the word ends in er. Children often write danjer.
Watch out for: danjer, dangar, dangor
Memory tip: The g in danger is soft and says j, as it does in giraffe and gentle.
Idioms and Phrases
- out of danger: Safe now, after being in a risky or serious state. Example: "The kitten was stuck on the wall for an hour, but now it is down and out of danger."
Danger in a sentence
Example 1: A sign near the cliff said: Danger, keep away.
Example 2: Swimming without a grown-up nearby can put you in danger.
Example 3: The deer sensed danger and ran into the forest.
Fun Fact
Danger signs are often red or yellow because these colours are easy to spot from far away.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Add the correct option to the unfinished word to make a new word:
Crossing a busy road without looking is danger______.
a) ous
b) us
c) eous
d) ious
Show answer
a) ous. Danger plus ous makes dangerous, and the r stays.
Spell Spies
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) village
b) engine
c) orange
d) dainger
Show answer
d) dainger. The long a in danger is written with a alone, as in table.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
danger
a) green
b) garden
c) grand
d) range
Show answer
a) green. Green needs two e's, but danger has only one.
Sound Check
Which word does not rhyme with 'danger'?
a) stranger
b) manger
c) anger
d) ranger
Show answer
c) anger. Anger has the short a of cat and a hard g, so it does not rhyme with danger.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these warns swimmers of danger at a beach?
a) a beach ball
b) a sun hat
c) a red flag
d) a sandcastle
Show answer
c) a red flag
2. What should you do when you see a danger sign?
a) climb past it
b) stay back
c) go closer
d) touch it
Show answer
b) stay back
