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May 7, 2007
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
bisonWhich Means:A buffalo, a massive mammal in the US and Europe that was mostly killed for their hides (skins) and meat. As In:
Heads Up!The plural for bison is bison. This is the same irregular plural form that fish, deer, and sheep have. You just change the verb in your sentence to show how many you are talking about! |
gourdWhich Means:A kind of melon that often has a long neck, an irregular shape, and a hard shell. It can be dried and carved. As In:
Heads Up!Be sure to write the OU in the correct order in this word. |
crowdWhich Means:A large group of people. As In:
Heads Up!This word sounds like Ow! and is spelled that way. |
reservoirWhich Means:An man-made or natural lake for storing water. As In:
Heads Up!A reservoir can also be a large amount of something else stored, other than water . Remember the first part of this word is 'reserve', but you must drop the last E and add -IOR. |
concertWhich Means:A musical show. As In:
Heads Up!This word has two Cs: the first sounds like K, the other, S. |
gobbledygookWhich Means:What someone says when they speak unclearly using words that don't make sense or too many words. As In:
Heads Up!Remember to write 'gobble' + 'dy' + 'gook'. |
auctionWhich Means:A public sale of things in which the highest bidder (the person who offers to pay the most for an item) gets to buy that item. As In:
Heads Up!EBay is an auction on the Internet. The person who calls out the prices at a public auction is an auctioneer. |
realmWhich Means:An area of land or knowledge that someone rules over. As In:
Heads Up!Spell this word REAL plus an M. |
flashWhich Means:A sudden burst of light that quickly goes away. As In:
Heads Up!If there is more than one flash, they are flashes, with an E before the S. |
spireWhich Means:A tall pointed peak. As In:
Heads Up!The word 'aspire' is a verb meaning to try and achieve the highest, the best. |
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Tourists took pictures of the bison from their cars since it was dangerous to get too close.
A gourd is a common Thanksgiving or fall table decoration.
A crowd followed the young man playing the flute.
Behind the dam was a reservoir of water.
The choir held a winter concert in the high school auditorium.
The man in the front row understood everything Marjorie said, but the woman behind him thought it was a bunch of gobbledygook.
The vase went for a high price at the auction.
She was an expert in the realm of archeology.
When there was a flash of lightening in the sky, she had to jump out of the way.
The spires of the church reached high into the sky.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC