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June 22, 2009
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
blinkWhich Means:To close and open the eyes again quickly. As In:
Heads Up!The only vowel 'blink' has is an I (eye). The consonant blend here is BL. |
flatterWhich Means:To try and please someone with sincere (or insincere) remarks, gifts, or attention. As In:
Heads Up!This is also the comparative for for 'flat'. The consonant blend here is FL. |
strainWhich Means:To over use or push something or someone too hard and cause injury. As In:
Heads Up!There is no need to strain yourself while spelling 'strain'. The 3-consonant blend is STR, followed by the vowels AI. |
throatWhich Means:The passage through the neck to the stomach and lungs. As In:
Heads Up!Eat these letters up and let them pass down your throat! The consonant cluster here is THR. |
troughWhich Means:A long, hollow container, generally for holding water or food for animals. As In:
Heads Up!The TR is the consonant blend. The GH (here pronounced as F) is a digraph. |
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Mabel liked to blink so much that the camera rarely caught her with her eyes open!
Neil knew the flowers would flatter his girlfriend.
Guy Manley tries to avoid strain while carrying the chair.
The doctor felt the young man's throat for swelling.
The pig eats from the trough.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC