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Spell Bee Word: Urgent


What does urgent mean?

Word: Urgent

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Urgent means needing to be done or dealt with straight away, with no waiting.

Synonyms: pressing

How do you spell urgent?

Syllables: ur - gent

Tricky part: It starts with ur, the g sounds like j, and it ends in ent, not ant.

Watch out for: urgant, ergent, urjent

Memory tip: Picture a parcel stamped URGENT in big red letters: U and R first, then a soft g as in gem, and ent at the end.

Urgent in a sentence

Example 1: Mum got an urgent call from her office.

Example 2: Papa had urgent work, so he left early.

Example 3: Write urgent on the note so my sister reads it first.

Fun Fact

Urgent comes from the Latin word urgere, which means to push or press.

Practise the CREST Way

Jumble Tumble

Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:

t r e g u n 1 2 3 4 5 6

a) 524361
b) 524631
c) 163425
d) 254361

Show answer

a) 524361. Take u (5), r (2), g (4), e (3), n (6) and t (1).

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

Running out of water on a hot day is an ______ problem.

a) early
b) angry
c) urgent
d) untidy

Show answer

c) urgent. A problem that must be fixed straight away is urgent.

Sound Check

Which of the following words has the 'ur' sound as in urgent?

a) bad
b) bud
c) bird
d) bed

Show answer

c) bird. Bird has the same sound as the start of urgent, though it is spelt with ir.

Spell Spies

Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:

My sister sent an urgent messige to her friend.

a) urgent and sent
b) only sister
c) friend and her
d) only messige

Show answer

d) only messige. Message ends in age, as in cabbage: m-e-s-s-a-g-e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which job is the most urgent?

a) choosing a new story book
b) planning next year's holiday
c) picking a colour for a kite
d) turning off an overflowing tap

Show answer

d) turning off an overflowing tap

2. Something urgent must be done ______.

a) very slowly
b) some other day
c) at once
d) next year

Show answer

c) at once

Associated Words

Words that end in -ent: cement, comment, rodent, basement, compartment, talent

More words from this list

board, diary, handbag, meal, paste, puddle, silk, sunlight

Next steps

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