Five ways, eight words
Five ways to run on this unit's words. Each one is a different grip on the same word.
The words from this unit
spectatorinspectorinspectsuspectstrikingsubtlemarkedlyvaguely
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Way 1 of 5
Smile or Frown
Every word keeps company. Its Smiles mean the same thing, and its Frowns mean the opposite.
Runs on: strikingsubtlevaguely
Is the pair a Smile (same meaning) or a Frown (opposite meaning)?
Every one sorted. That is Smile or Frown, run on this unit's words.
Way 2 of 5
Word Family
Learn the part a word is built from, and the whole family comes with it.
Runs on: inspect
Match each word part to what it means, then see the family it builds.
Word part
What it means
The root spect means to look or to watch. Once you see it, inspect (look into), spectator (one who looks), and suspect (look at with doubt) all open up at once.
Both pairs matched, and a whole family lit. That is Word Family.
Way 3 of 5
Word Detective
No dictionary needed. The sentence around a word gives its meaning away.
Runs on: spectatorinspectstriking
The sentence around the blank supplies the meaning. No glossary, just the clues.
Every case closed on the evidence alone. That is Word Detective.
Way 4 of 5
Many Hats
Some words work more than one job. The job decides which character owns the word.
Runs on: suspect
Sort each sentence by which character owns the word doing its job there.
Sort by the job, not the spelling. The same word can act as a verb in one sentence and name a person in the next.
Every hat on the right head. That is Many Hats.
Way 5 of 5
Two Ways to Say It
The Mayor and Slang can mean the same thing. The moment picks the word.
Runs on: inspectorinspect
The Mayor and Slang mean the same thing. Match his formal word to Slang's streetwise one.
The Mayor says
Slang says
Same meanings, two wardrobes. That is Two Ways to Say It.
Five ways, run on eight words.
Words you now know five ways
spectatorinspectorinspectsuspectstrikingsubtlemarkedlyvaguely
Every way you played with a word is another way you get to keep it. When you are ready, make one of them yours for good.