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Spell Bee Word: Merge


What does merge mean?

Word: Merge

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Merge means to join together so that two or more things become one.

Synonyms: unite

How do you spell merge?

Syllables: merge

Tricky part: The word ends with a j sound, and pupils often reach for a j or slip a d in before the g.

Watch out for: merj, merdge

Memory tip: A g with an e straight after it usually sounds like j, as in large and huge, so no j is needed at the end.

Merge in a sentence

Example 1: The colours in my painting began to merge when the paper got wet.

Example 2: Our two cricket teams decided to merge into one big team.

Example 3: At the end of the hall, the two queues merged into one.

Fun Fact

In computing, to merge means to combine two files or lists into a single one.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Two small streams murge near our village to form a river.

a) village
b) murge
c) river
d) streams

Show answer

b) murge. The ur sound in this verb is spelt er, as in her and term.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gemre

a) verge
b) merge
c) merry
d) emerge

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b) merge. Verge needs a v, emerge needs a third e, and merry needs a y.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

merge

a) mention
b) separate
c) combine
d) measure

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c) combine. Things that merge come together, just as they do when they combine.

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

____merge

a) sub
b) sup
c) sud
d) sab

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a) sub. Sub means under, so the new word means to go under water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Two lanes of a main road merge ahead. What will drivers have to do?

a) turn back home
b) stop for an hour
c) move into one lane
d) leave their cars

Show answer

c) move into one lane

2. Which word is the opposite of merge?

a) blend
b) join
c) split
d) mix

Show answer

c) split

Associated Words

Words that end in -rge: gorge, undercharge, large

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: unite

More words from this list

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