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Spell Bee Word: Sledge


What does sledge mean?

Word: Sledge

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Sledge means a small vehicle that slides over snow, with long, narrow strips underneath instead of wheels.

How do you spell sledge?

Syllables: sledge

Tricky part: The j sound at the end is written d, g, e. Children often write slej or sledj.

Watch out for: slej, sledj

Memory tip: In short words such as badge, fudge and sledge, a j sound straight after a short vowel is spelt dge.

Sledge in a sentence

Example 1: We took turns on the sledge at the snow point near Shimla.

Example 2: The sledge zipped over the fresh snow in seconds.

Example 3: Dad tied a rope to the front of the sledge so we could pull it.

Fun Fact

Sledge is the British word; in American English the same thing is usually called a sled.

Practise the CREST Way

Spellacadabra

Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:

sl_dge

a) a
b) i
c) o
d) e

Show answer

d) e. Only e gives the word for a snow ride; with a, i or o you get nonsense.

Sound Check

Which of the following words rhymes with sledge?

a) ridge
b) cage
c) huge
d) hedge

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d) hedge. Hedge ends in the same short vowel and j sound; huge, cage and ridge do not.

Word Champ

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

sledge

a) legs
b) glad
c) seed
d) glee

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b) glad. Sledge has no a, and that rules out glad.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

Riya pulled her little brother up the snowy slope on a wooden sledge, then they raced down togather.

a) only pulled
b) only togather
c) sledge and togather
d) slope and wooden

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b) only togather. Together has an e after the g; sledge in this sentence is spelt right.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which month would you most likely ride a sledge near Shimla?

a) September
b) June
c) January
d) August

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c) January

2. Which animals often pull a sledge across the snow in very cold lands?

a) husky dogs
b) goats
c) donkeys
d) camels

Show answer

a) husky dogs

Associated Words

More Class 2 Winter Spell Bee words starting with s: squash, sandpit, shawl, soggy, swoop, sticky

More words from this list

thread, wood, blur, dangle, fishing, hollyhock, nettle, pudding

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