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Spell Bee Word: Fridge


What does fridge mean?

Word: Fridge

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Fridge means a large cold box that keeps food and drinks fresh. Fridge is short for refrigerator.

Synonyms: refrigerator

How do you spell fridge?

Syllables: fridge

Tricky part: There is no j in fridge. Its j sound at the end is spelt with a g and a silent e.

Watch out for: fridj, fridg, friedge

Memory tip: No j can be found in a fridge: the j sound at the end comes from g and e.

Fridge in a sentence

Example 1: Put the milk back in the fridge.

Example 2: Our fridge is full of mangoes in May.

Example 3: Mum stuck my drawing on the fridge door.

Fun Fact

The full word refrigerator has five syllables, but its short form fridge has only one.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) frige
b) pencil
c) window
d) blanket

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a) frige. A d comes before the g in fridge, though you hardly hear it.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

fr_dge

a) i
b) e
c) a
d) o

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a) i. Fridge has the short i sound of fish and pin.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gefdir

a) fidrge
b) firdge
c) rfidge
d) fridge

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d) fridge. Say the word slowly: fr comes first, and the d is heard before the ending.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which food would go bad if you left it out of the fridge on a hot day?

a) a jar of sugar
b) a packet of salt
c) a bag of rice
d) a tub of yoghurt

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d) a tub of yoghurt

2. In which room is a fridge usually kept?

a) the balcony
b) the bedroom
c) the bathroom
d) the kitchen

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d) the kitchen

Associated Words

Words that end in -dge: judge, misjudge, lodge, dislodge, knowledge

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: refrigerator

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