budge
/bʌd͡ʒ/verb
Middle School
1
To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
2
To move; to shift from a fixed position.
3
To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.
4
To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.
5
To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing