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Spell Bee Word: juggle


Basic Details

Word: Juggle

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To keep several objects moving in the air by throwing and catching them. It also means to manage many tasks at the same time.

Synonyms: balance, manage

How to Spell Juggle

Syllables: jug - gle

Tricky part: The g is doubled in the middle, and the ending is le, not el or al.

Watch out for: jugle, juggel, juggal

Memory tip: Picture the two g's as two balls in the air: ju-GG-le. Drop one and the trick is spoilt.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The street performer at Juhu beach could juggle five oranges at once.

Example 2: Mumma juggles office work, cooking and our homework every evening.

Example 3: Learning to juggle starts with just two balls.

Fun Fact

Paintings of women juggling balls appear on the wall of an ancient Egyptian tomb at Beni Hasan that is about 4,000 years old.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

juggule

a) e
b) l
c) u
d) g

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c) u. After the double g, the word goes straight to le.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) giggle
b) jugle
c) wriggle
d) struggle

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b) jugle. Juggle doubles its g, exactly as struggle, wriggle and giggle do.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

juggle

a) abandon
b) ignore
c) drop
d) balance

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d) balance. To juggle jobs is to balance them all at once; dropping or ignoring them is the opposite.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A clown juggles three balls. What is he doing?

a) kicking them away
b) hiding them in his pocket
c) throwing and catching them over and over
d) painting them

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c) throwing and catching them over and over

2. If you juggle two jobs, you ____.

a) sleep through both
b) manage both at the same time
c) quit both
d) sell both

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b) manage both at the same time

Associated Words

daytimesparseculpabilitycandidacymammal
controversialaccustomemotionalindustriouscherish

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