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March 9, 2009
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
commotionWhich Means:A noisy or disturbed situation, an uproar. As In:
Heads Up!The two Ms in this word aren't enough to make a commotion over. |
temporaryWhich Means:Lasting for a limited time only, not permanent. As In:
Heads Up!The pain created by spelling this word will only be temporary if you practice hard! |
mealWhich Means:The time of day at which food is eaten, usually three times per day. As In:
Heads Up!Eat these letters up as your next meal of alphabet soup: M-E-A-L. |
talkerWhich Means:A person who speaks, especially one who speaks a lot. As In:
Heads Up!Add the suffix -er onto a noun or verb and it becomes someone who does that activity: runner, writer, reader, walker, speaker. |
hostWhich Means:Someone who greets and shows someone around, or who entertains another. As In:
Heads Up!The O in 'host' is long. |
unevenWhich Means:Not flat or smooth; rough, bumpy. As In:
Heads Up!The prefix UN- makes 'even' not even. |
thicknessWhich Means:How wide something is between its two sides or edges. As In:
Heads Up!Break the thickness of this word up to make spelling easier: 'thick' and 'ness'. |
kowtowWhich Means:To bow down and worship. As In:
Heads Up!Kowtow can also be slang meaning to do everything a person asks you to, to never say 'no'. |
gripWhich Means:The act of holding firmly in the hand, or to understand thoroughly. As In:
Heads Up!To make the past tense of this word, add -ped to the end. |
referenceWhich Means:The mention of something or someone in a conversation or in writing. As In:
Heads Up!You won't need a dictionary reference for this word if you remember it's spelled with all Es. |
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There is too much commotion going on at this house!
Parking the hot dog trolley here is only temporary. 
Ed ate too much of his meal and is now too full to even move!
Ralphie is a talker--ask him one question and he rambles for an hour!
Who is the host of your favorite game show?
The uneven ground in the garden made it hard to walk on.
Fishers have to wait until the ice is a certain thickness before stepping onto a lake in the winter.
Kahlan goes to the temple to kowtow every morning.
My baby sister's hand had a strong grip on my finger!
Allen made a reference to another author during his book report.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC