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November 13, 2006
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
photographyWhich Means:The practice or art of taking pictures with a camera. As In:
Heads Up!You can remember how to spell this word by remembering it in two parts: photo picture + graphy writing. |
phaseWhich Means:A period of time, a stage, in a cycle of events. As In:
Heads Up!The PH in this word sounds like an F. |
thoughtfulWhich Means:Attentive, careful, using good judgment, given to thinking. As In:
Heads Up!The suffix -ful means that it is full of something; in this case though, it is only spelled with one L. Look out for the silent GH, too. |
southWhich Means:The direction directly opposite north, to your right if facing the spot where the sun comes up. As In:
Heads Up!This word is spelled just like mouth except for the S up front. |
wheatWhich Means:A cereal, a kind of tall grass whose seeds are ground into flour for baking. As In:
Heads Up!EAT is what you do to WHEAT and there it is right inside it. |
whittleWhich Means:To slice or cut off small pieces to create a shape, usually in wood. As In:
Heads Up!The two Ts here are like the two sticks you whittle! |
chimneyWhich Means:The smokestack of a house, where smoke from the stove, furnace, or fireplace can escape. As In:
Heads Up!The two consonants in the middle of this word come in the order of the alphabet: MN. |
crunchWhich Means:To make the same sound as if eating carrots or celery, or the sound itself. As In:
Heads Up!This fun word is like the sound it makes; it sounds like lunch and is spelled like it, too. |
shoulderWhich Means:The place that connects the top of your arm to your neck; it holds your arm on when you raise your hand. As In:
Heads Up!This word also means to do something hard or difficult, as to shoulder the job of mowing the lawn every week. |
shoveWhich Means:To push hard and with sudden force. As In:
Heads Up!The vowel sound in this word is U, although it is spelled OVE, like love. |
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He was young when he started photography as a hobby, and now he has his own business.
Rodney went through a phase when all he did when he got home from school was cook soup.
It was thoughtful of the children to give their father a Father's Day card.
Just by looking at your compass, you can tell which direction is south.
Wheat is used in many foods that we eat every day.
Jim's favorite thing to do while camping was to whittle.
In the Santa Claus legend, Santa delivers presents to good boys and girls by slipping down the chimney.
It is impossible to sneak up on someone while crunching on a carrot.
Sami applied sunblock to her shoulders when she went outside to the pool.
The door was stuck, so Rachael had to shove it open.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC