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Spell Bee Word: Gorge


What does gorge mean?

Word: Gorge

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Gorge means a deep, narrow valley cut between hills, often by a river.

Synonyms: ravine

How do you spell gorge?

Syllables: gorge

Tricky part: The middle sound is spelt or, as in fork and storm. Do not write aw or our there.

Watch out for: gawge, gourge, gorrge

Memory tip: Stick a fork in the ground at the edge of the gorge: the or in fork is the or you need here.

Gorge in a sentence

Example 1: The river has cut a deep gorge through the hills over thousands of years.

Example 2: We could hear the water roaring at the bottom of the gorge.

Example 3: Our guide pointed to an eagle's nest high on the side of the gorge.

Fun Fact

The word comes from an old French word for throat, because a narrow gorge looks like a throat cut into the land.

Practise the CREST Way

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rogge

a) forge
b) gorge
c) gorse
d) gouge

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b) gorge. Forge starts with an f, gouge has a u and gorse has an s; only one choice has two g's.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

gorge

a) meadow
b) beach
c) plateau
d) canyon

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d) canyon. A canyon is a deep valley with steep sides, the same thing as a gorge.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) glacier
b) cliff
c) gorje
d) plateau

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c) gorje. At the end, the soft sound is made by ge, the same as in large and orange.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

From the bridge we looked down into the gorge and saw a narow river far below.

a) gorge
b) bridge
c) narow
d) river

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c) narow. Narrow has a double r, like arrow and sparrow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gorge can also be a verb. If you gorge on sweets, you ____.

a) save them for later
b) share them with friends
c) eat far too many of them
d) refuse to touch them

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c) eat far too many of them

2. The sides of a gorge are usually ____.

a) flat and grassy
b) steep and rocky
c) soft and sandy
d) low and gentle

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b) steep and rocky

Associated Words

Next steps

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