Basic Details
Word: Rogue
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A dishonest or wicked person, or a playful rascal. Used before another noun, it describes something that behaves wildly or does not follow the rules, as in a rogue elephant.
Synonyms: rascal, scoundrel, villain, crook
How to Spell Rogue
Syllables: rogue
Tricky part: The ue at the end is silent and only hardens the g. Do not swap the o and u: rouge is a different word, the red make-up.
Watch out for: roge, rogu, roag
Memory tip: Rogue ends in -gue, like vague and league. A rogue is always vague about the truth.
Usage Examples
Example 1: A rogue elephant raided the sugarcane fields near the forest.
Example 2: Grandpa calls our naughty puppy a little rogue.
Example 3: The bank warned customers about rogue apps that copy real ones.
Fun Fact
A rogue wave is far taller than the waves around it; one measured at the Draupner oil platform in the North Sea in 1995 was about 25 metres high.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. tounge 2. plauge 3. leage 4. rogue
a) a dishonest or mischievous person
b) a disease that spreads fast and kills many
c) a group of teams that play one another
d) the soft movable part inside the mouth
Show answer
a) a dishonest or mischievous person. Tongue, league and plague all end in -gue, just like rogue, but only rogue keeps that ending intact here.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word rogue as used in the sentence:
The rogue sold fake gold coins at the fair and vanished before evening.
a) swindler
b) guard
c) hero
d) saint
Show answer
a) swindler. A man who sells fake coins is a cheat, and a swindler is exactly that.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
That charming gueor talked his way into the palace and stole the queen's necklace.
a) route
b) rouge
c) vogue
d) rogue
Show answer
d) rogue. Rouge uses the same five letters but is a red make-up; a smooth-talking thief is a rogue.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A rogue elephant is one that ____.
a) leads the herd calmly
b) lives apart and behaves wildly
c) has very long tusks
d) performs in a circus
Show answer
b) lives apart and behaves wildly
2. Rogue rhymes with ____.
a) argue
b) league
c) vogue
d) rough
Show answer
c) vogue
