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Spell Bee Word: resign


Basic Details

Word: Resign

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To give up a job or position officially.

Synonyms: quit, step down, leave

Antonyms: join, stay, continue

Sounds like: re-sign (with a hyphen and said ree-sine: to sign again, as when a player signs a new contract)

How to Spell Resign

Syllables: re - sign

Tricky part: The g is silent, just as in sign. Students leave it out and write resine.

Watch out for: resine, rezign, resighn

Memory tip: When you resign, you sign a letter saying you are leaving. Re + sign keeps the silent g.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our class monitor resigned so that he could focus on the science fair.

Example 2: The manager resigned after twenty years at the bank.

Example 3: The captain resigned after the team lost the series.

Fun Fact

In the noun resignation the g is no longer silent: you can hear it in re-sig-na-tion, a useful check that resign has a g.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) resine
b) design
c) foreign
d) campaign

Show answer

a) resine. The word is re + sign, and the g of sign stays even though it is silent.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: resign

a) leave
b) retire
c) quit
d) join

Show answer

d) join. To join is to take up a position, the opposite of giving one up.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

r_s_gn

a) a, i
b) e, e
c) e, i
d) i, i

Show answer

c) e, i. Re comes first, then the i of sign.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a teacher resigns, she ____.

a) leaves her job by choice
b) gets a promotion
c) takes a short break
d) starts a new class

Show answer

a) leaves her job by choice

2. A letter written by someone who is leaving a job is a letter of ____.

a) invitation
b) resignation
c) admission
d) congratulation

Show answer

b) resignation

Associated Words

defaultheartyaffabletendencyedge
regardethnicguardbrisksometime

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