alphaDictionary * Dr. Goodword's Word Wizard Club

October 23, 2006
Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review.
clothes Which Means: What you wear. As In: There were so many clothes in the suitcase that it would barely close! Heads Up! Remember that you cannot count clothes. You either have one piece of clothing on or you have clothes on.	babies Which Means: More than one infant not more than 3 years old. As In: The babies grew up to be best friends as adults. Heads Up! When you have just one, it is a baby. Most words that end in the consonant 'y' change the 'y' to 'i' and add -es to make the plural (bunny-bunnies, lady-ladies).
different Which Means: Not the same, or unusual. As In: Sylvia and Rochelle have great fun pairing different pieces of clothing into awesome outfits. Heads Up! Spell this word with two Fs and two Es.	cousin Which Means: The children of your aunts and uncles are your cousins. As In: My cousin and I get along great, and I can't wait to see her again! Heads Up! The vowels in this word appear in the correct alphabetical order, OU, but the S is pronounced 'z'.
friend Which Means: A person you like and trust. As In: They're such great friends that you rarely see one without the other! Heads Up! You don't have to worry about the spelling on this word: a good friend will last until the '-end' of time!	February Which Means: The second month of the year, between January and March. As In: February is the month of love because it has Valentine's Day! Heads Up! Sometimes the R after the B is not pronounced, but don't forget to include it when you write it!
surprise Which Means: Something that you do not expect; it can be good or bad. As In: The child was surprised every time the jack-in-the-box opened! Heads Up! The first R in SUR is often not pronounced, but it's still there. In the crazy English language, that's no surprise!	Wednesday Which Means: The day in the middle of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. As In: Just like the hump on this camel's back, Wednesday is also the hump in the middle of the week! Yesterday was hump day. Heads Up! In this word you don't pronounce the D, but you must write it.
weird Which Means: Very strange. As In: Last night I dreamt about a flying pig. How weird! Heads Up! The two vowels in this word break the I-before-E rule but are in the same order as the alphabet: EI.	would Which Means: This is a verb that shows what is possible if another situation is true. As In: How would you complete the sentence, "If I were king, I would give away ice cream free." Heads Up! Could' shows possibility in the past (I could do that yesterday) while 'would' shows probability (I would do that if I could).
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