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Spell Bee Word: Undercharge

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What does undercharge mean?

Word: Undercharge

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Undercharge means to ask someone to pay less money than the correct price for something, usually by mistake.

How do you spell undercharge?

Syllables: un - der - charge

Tricky part: The soft g sound at the end is spelt ge, not je, and the final e stays.

Watch out for: undercharg, undercharje, undrecharge

Memory tip: The soft g at the end needs its quiet e, just as large and orange do.

Undercharge in a sentence

Example 1: The new cashier undercharged us by forty pence, so Papa went back to pay.

Example 2: Shops that undercharge by mistake can lose a lot of money over a year.

Example 3: Check the bill carefully in case the restaurant undercharges you by mistake.

Fun Fact

Undercharge is not only about money: a battery that has not been charged enough is said to be undercharged, and that can shorten its life.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: undercharge

a) reduce
b) underprice
c) discount
d) overcharge

Show answer

d) overcharge. Over is the opposite of under, so overcharge is the opposite of undercharge.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) balence
b) purchace
c) undercharge
d) reciept

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c) undercharge. Receipt has ei, balance ends in ance and purchase ends in se; undercharge is right.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

chuderganer

a) underscore
b) undercharge
c) underarm
d) undergrad

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b) undercharge. The c, h and g in the jumble only all fit undercharge: undergrad has no c, underarm no g and underscore no h.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eva was undercharged for a notebook priced at 60 pence. What might she have paid?

a) 45 pence
b) 90 pence
c) 60 pence
d) 75 pence

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a) 45 pence

2. Leo noticed the waiter had undercharged them. The honest thing to do was to ____.

a) leave before he notices
b) keep quiet and walk out
c) tell him and pay the rest
d) ask for a bigger discount

Show answer

c) tell him and pay the rest

Associated Words

Words that end in -rge: verge, diverge, converge, urge, gorge, emerge

More words from this list

adolescent, biological, conspicuous, elaborate, gnome, legitimate, pancreas, sculptor

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