Four ways, eight words
Four ways to play with this week's words. Each one is another way to make a word yours.
The words from this unit
wagontwigscoopstacklumpymuddygailyfondly
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Way 1 of 4
Smile or Frown
Smiles mean the same thing. Frowns mean the opposite.
Runs on: lumpymuddygaily
Is this word a Smile (means the same) or a Frown (means the opposite) of the big word?
Every one sorted. That is Smile or Frown.
Way 2 of 4
Word Family
Learn one word part, and you get a whole family of words.
Runs on: lumpy
Match each word part to what it means.
Word part
What it means
Learn one part, and you unlock a whole family. The tail -y gives you lumpy, bumpy, muddy, rainy, all the words that mean full of that thing.
Both matched, and a family found. That is Word Family.
Way 3 of 4
Word Detective
The other words in the sentence tell you what the missing word means.
Runs on: wagontwigstack
Read the sentence. The other words are clues. Pick the word that fits the blank.
Three cases closed. That is Word Detective.
Way 4 of 4
Many Hats
Some words do two jobs. The job picks the character.
Runs on: scoop
The same word can wear more than one hat. Sort each sentence by which character owns the word.
Same word, two hats, decided by its job in the sentence. That is the Grammaropolis way, one word doing two jobs, and it is different from two words that only sound alike.
Every hat on the right head. That is Many Hats.
Four ways, run on eight words.
Words you now know four ways
wagontwigscoopstacklumpymuddygailyfondly
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.