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February 16, 2009
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
spatWhich Means:A small verbal fight or quarrel; a small argument. As In:
Heads Up!'Spat' is also the past tense of 'spit' : The old man spat on the street. |
truceWhich Means:An agreement to make peace and stop fighting or arguing. As In:
Heads Up!If you spell this one right, we'll call a truce! |
pureWhich Means:New, unused, free from pollution, dirt, or other impurities. As In:
Heads Up!Spelling is pure fun! |
controversyWhich Means:A hot or strong disagreement about a topic. As In:
Heads Up!There is no controversy over the spelling of this word! It's spelled like it sounds. |
eventuallyWhich Means:At sometime in the future, happening slowly but surely. As In:
Heads Up!Eventually you'll get to the end of this word! Remember 'eventual' and add -LY. |
preciseWhich Means:Exactly, sharply outlined or said; definite, exact. As In:
Heads Up!Are you a precise speller? Let's work on it! |
behemothWhich Means:Anything that is extremely huge or powerful. As In:
Heads Up!'Behemoth' is huge enough to hold three words: be, he, and moth. |
stripWhich Means:To take away or remove the covering or top layer. As In:
Heads Up!A strip can also be a narrow and long piece of something, like a strip of material or paper. |
convenienceWhich Means:Handiness, usefulness. As In:
Heads Up!You may not feel the convenience of this word until you spell the last letters in this order: IENCE. |
damageWhich Means:Injury or harm to a person, property, or a reputation (what people think of you). As In:
Heads Up!Avoid doing damage to this word when you spell it! |
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Mark and his sister Suzie get into a spat almost every day.
After every spat, Mark and Suzie make a truce.
My ring is made of pure gold.
Religion and politics are often topics of controversy because people have many different opinions.
The turtle will eventually cross the road.
Richard made sure each cut was precise before opening up the paper snowflake.
Did you see that monster truck? It's a behemoth!
The hotel maid will strip the sheets off the bed so they can be washed.
Appliances, like a washer, were created for our convenience.
The tree fell and caused damage to the car.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC