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Spell Bee Word: Nudge


What does nudge mean?

Word: Nudge

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Nudge means to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, so that they notice you.

How do you spell nudge?

Syllables: nudge

Tricky part: A quiet d comes just before the ge. Leave it out and you get nuge, which is not a word.

Watch out for: nuge, nuj, nudj

Memory tip: Think 'a nudge is a little dig', and let that dig remind you that a d comes before the ge.

Nudge in a sentence

Example 1: I had to nudge my brother when he fell asleep at the table.

Example 2: Please nudge me when the bus reaches our stop.

Example 3: The puppy tried to nudge the ball with its nose.

Fun Fact

Nudge is also the title of a well-known 2008 book about helping people make good choices with small, gentle reminders.

Practise the CREST Way

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

ugned 12345

a) 31254
b) 13524
c) 31524
d) 31542

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c) 31524. The word starts with n at 3 and u at 1, and only one option goes on correctly from there.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with nudge?

a) huge
b) page
c) hedge
d) fudge

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d) fudge. Huge looks close, but only fudge has the same short vowel and the same ending.

Spell Spies

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) knudge
b) elbow
c) shoulder
d) finger

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a) knudge. This word starts with n alone. There is no silent k in front of it.

Word Champ

Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?

nudge

a) need
b) due
c) dug
d) end

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a) need. Need uses two e's, and the given word has only one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ines gives Ravi a nudge in class. What is she most likely saying without words?

a) Hey, look at this.
b) My bag is heavy.
c) I am very sleepy.
d) This pen is mine.

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a) Hey, look at this.

2. A cow nudges her calf along with her ___.

a) nose
b) back
c) tail
d) ear

Show answer

a) nose

Associated Words

More Class 2 Winter Spell Bee words starting with n: newsletter, newborn, news, nettle, noodle, nanny

More words from this list

rapid, snowman, thumb, would, bookshop, delete, flash, icicle

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