What does hedge mean?
Word: Hedge
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Hedge means a line of bushes or small trees planted close together to form a fence or a boundary around a garden or field.
Synonyms: hedgerow
How do you spell hedge?
Syllables: hedge
Tricky part: The d in dge is hardly heard, so students write hege or hedj. The word ends with a silent e.
Watch out for: hege, hedj, hedje
Memory tip: Learn hedge with its family, hedgehog and hedgerow: all three start with the same five letters.
Idioms and Phrases
- hedge your bets: To protect yourself by choosing more than one option, so you do not lose everything if one fails. Example: "Ravi hedged his bets by applying to three different colleges."
Hedge in a sentence
Example 1: The mali trims the hedge around the school garden every Saturday.
Example 2: A sparrow built its nest deep inside the hedge.
Example 3: Our ball flew over the hedge into the neighbour's lawn.
Fun Fact
The hedgehog got its name because it roots about in hedges and makes grunting, pig-like sounds, much like a hog.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) vilage
b) hedge
c) wheelbarow
d) compust
Show answer
b) hedge. Village doubles its l, compost has an o before st and wheelbarrow doubles its r, so hedge stands alone.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
dgehe
a) hedged
b) ledge
c) hedge
d) wedge
Show answer
c) hedge. There is an h but no l, w or second d, so only hedge fits.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandpa clipped the hadge so that the postman could reach the gate.
a) clipped
b) postman
c) hadge
d) reach
Show answer
c) hadge. Hedge has the short e of bed and red, not the a of badge.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A gardener uses ____ to keep a hedge neatly trimmed.
a) a rake
b) a spade
c) a hose
d) shears
Show answer
d) shears
2. A politician who hedges when asked a direct question ____.
a) gives exact facts and figures
b) answers with a firm yes
c) avoids giving a clear answer
d) admits the mistake at once
Show answer
c) avoids giving a clear answer
