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Spell Bee Word: Trudged


Basic Details

Word: Trudged

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Past tense of trudge: walked slowly and heavily, usually because you were tired or the way was hard.

Synonyms: plodded, tramped, lumbered

Antonyms: skipped, sprinted

How to Spell Trudged

Syllables: trudged

Tricky part: The j sound is spelt dge after a short vowel, as in judge and bridge. Students often drop the d (truged) or write j.

Watch out for: truged, trujed, trudgd

Memory tip: Trudge rhymes with judge and fudge, and all three use dge. Add only d for the past.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Ravi trudged to the bus stop with a bag full of library books.

Example 2: We trudged home through the slush after the match was rained off.

Example 3: After the long trek, the scouts trudged back to camp in silence.

Fun Fact

No one knows for sure where trudge came from; dictionaries record it from the sixteenth century with its origin marked as unknown.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

trudgeed

a) e
b) g
c) u
d) d

Show answer

a) e. Trudge already ends in e, so the past tense needs only a d.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word trudged as used in the sentence:

The tired farmers trudged back from the fields as the light faded.

a) danced
b) skipped
c) sprinted
d) plodded

Show answer

d) plodded. Tired people walking slowly plod; sprinting and skipping need plenty of energy.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:

The shepherds udgdert up the stony hill behind their goats.

a) drudge
b) trudged
c) grudged
d) nudged

Show answer

b) trudged. Grudged and drudge have no t, and nudged has no r; trudged uses every letter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Someone who trudged home was probably ____.

a) cheerful
b) tired
c) dancing
d) on a bicycle

Show answer

b) tired

2. Which scene fits the word trudged best?

a) a car speeding on a highway
b) a child racing down a slide
c) a soldier walking slowly through deep mud
d) a bird gliding over a lake

Show answer

c) a soldier walking slowly through deep mud

Associated Words

grandeurorderedundertakeadolescentdependent
apostropheparagraphimaginarycivilizationbiography

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