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June 15, 2009
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
puckishWhich Means:Causing playful trouble, mischievous. As In:
Heads Up!Think of the puckered face you make when eating a lemon, or how puckish you feel when you give one to someone else a lemon to eat! |
herdWhich Means:A large number of animals together. As In:
Heads Up!This word sounds like 'heard', but is spelled without an A. |
normallyWhich Means:In an ordinary or typical way, usually. As In:
Heads Up!If you spell the word 'normal', just add -LY to the end. |
celebrationWhich Means:An event or act in honor of something special and remarkable. As In:
Heads Up!Spelling this word is cause for celebration! You did it! |
parallelWhich Means:Two lines that are always the same distance from each other. As In:
Heads Up!The three Ls in 'parallel' will always be parallel. |
plunderWhich Means:To steal, rob or destroy everything, leaving nothing behind, usually done during war. As In:
Heads Up!Avoid confusing plunder with 'blunder', which means to move around clumsily, unsteadily, stupidly: She blunders through her messy bedroom searching for her glasses. |
flowWhich Means:To move along like a river, or from one thing to another. As In:
Heads Up!In 'flow', let your pencil flow from one letter to the next. |
queueWhich Means:A line, usually of people waiting for something. As In:
Heads Up!The QU at the beginning of this queue of letters has the K sound, followed by EUE for U. |
poutWhich Means:Showing sadness or disappointment, the mouth forms a little frown with the lower lip sticking out slightly. As In:
Heads Up!You can remember the meaning of pout because of the word 'out' after the P, the lower lip sticking out. |
praiseWhich Means:Admiration and approval for a person or thing. As In:
Heads Up!Spell this word like 'raise' with a P at the beginning. |
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Gavin was being awfully puckish today; he was swinging from the light!
The herd of horses stood grazing on the summer grass.
We normally do our homework in the evening.
You won the Spelling Bee? It's time for a celebration!
Samson practiced on the parallel bars after school.
The dinosaur takes every chance to plunder cities. 
Watch the water flow over the rocky rapids.
The queue to get into the concert was one hour long, but worth it.
Rory's mouth was in a pout because he missed his father.
This father showed his praise for his son by giving him a high five.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC