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March 17, 2008
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
grateWhich Means:To slice into many tiny pieces. (Homonym of 'great') As In:
Heads Up!'Grate' can also mean to rub against each other and make an irritating sound or feeling: Clarence grates his teeth when he grates his fingernails on the chalkboard. |
greatWhich Means:Many in number or large in size. (Homonym of 'grate') As In:
Heads Up!'Great' also means "better than good." The forms of this word are: 'great', 'greater', and 'greatest'. |
soulWhich Means:The spiritual part of people or animals. (Homonym of 'sole') As In:
Heads Up!Don't forget the U in 'soul' and your soul is in you. |
soleWhich Means:The underside of something, especially the foot or a shoe. (Homonym of 'soul') As In:
Heads Up!'Sole' also means the only one of: Grace was the sole survivor of the plane crash and walked away unharmed. |
wasteWhich Means:To use only a little bit of and throw the rest away. (Homonym of 'waist') As In:
Heads Up!'Waste' can also be a noun meaning what is thrown out or not used: You can make a difference in the environment and not create much waste. |
waistWhich Means:The area around the middle of your body, above your hips and below your ribs. (Homonym of 'waste') As In:
Heads Up!To remember how to spell 'waist', maybe you can think that 'I' have a 'waist'. |
bassWhich Means:A low sound or pitch. (Homonym of 'base') As In:
Heads Up!'Bass' is also a kind of freshwater fish: My brother loves to fish for bass (but in this case it rhymes with 'grass'). |
baseWhich Means:The bottom support of a structure. (Homonym of 'bass') As In:
Heads Up!Base is also the thing you run across when you've hit a homerun! |
cerealWhich Means:The plant that contains a grain, or the grain itself. (Homonym of 'serial') As In:
Heads Up!The C in 'cereal' is pronounced S because it comes before an E. |
serialWhich Means:Referring to anything that happens in a row, one after another. (Homonym of 'cereal') As In:
Heads Up!You may know the word 'series' already: If you watch television, perhaps you have a favorite series of TV episodes. |
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Grate the cheese and then sprinkle on the pizza!
There were a great number of guests at the party.
Some people believe animals have souls. What do you think?
I walked so much there is a hole in my shoe sole! I must take it to be fixed.
Nathan was careful not to waste any paper in making his project.
Corsets during the Middle Ages were fashionable, making women have small waists.
Charles could sing bass notes with ease.
The base of the vase was narrow.
What cereal is in your cereal?
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