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Spell Bee Word: Ginger


What does ginger mean?

Word: Ginger

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Ginger means a root with a hot, sharp taste, used to flavour food and drinks.

How do you spell ginger?

Syllables: gin - ger

Tricky part: Both g's in ginger sound like j, but there is no j in the word.

Watch out for: jinjar, jinger, ginjer

Memory tip: Ginger has two j sounds and not a single j: picture its two g's dressed up in j costumes.

Ginger in a sentence

Example 1: Mum adds ginger to our tea on cold mornings.

Example 2: Grate a little ginger into the curry.

Example 3: Ginger tastes hot and spicy.

Fun Fact

India is one of the biggest ginger growers in the world.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) ginger
b) gingir
c) gingar
d) gingur

Show answer

a) ginger. Ginger ends in er.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Grandma adds a little genger to her tea.

a) genger
b) Grandma
c) tea
d) adds

Show answer

a) genger. The first vowel in ginger is i, as in pin.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

gi_ger

a) r
b) n
c) m
d) l

Show answer

b) n. You can hear the n just before the second g.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ginger is a spice. Which one here is another spice?

a) spinach
b) cheese
c) turmeric
d) rice

Show answer

c) turmeric

2. What does a piece of fresh ginger look like?

a) a round red fruit
b) a thin green leaf
c) a long orange root
d) a lumpy brown root

Show answer

d) a lumpy brown root

Associated Words

Words that end in -ger: eager, manager, burger, charger, tiger, badger

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Next steps

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