Four ways, eight words
Four ways to run on this unit's words. Each one is a different grip on the same word.
The words from this unit
statementarrangementillustratetranslateincrediblesensibleformallypersonally
Wonderful Words · The Mayor on the floor
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Way 1 of 4
Smile or Frown
Every word keeps company. Its Smiles mean the same thing, and its Frowns mean the opposite.
Runs on: incrediblesensibleformally
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 4
Word Family
Learn the part a word is built from, and the whole family comes with it.
Runs on: statement
Match each word part to what it means, then see the family it builds.
Word part
What it means
Learn one suffix, and you meet a hundred words for free. Once -ment is yours, agreement, payment, and enjoyment all unlock the same way, each one an action turned into a thing.
Both pairs matched, and a whole family lit. That is Word Family.
Way 3 of 4
Word Detective
No dictionary needed. The sentence around a word gives its meaning away.
Runs on: illustratetranslatearrangement
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 4
Two Ways to Say It
The Mayor and Slang can mean the same thing. The moment picks the word.
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.
Four ways, run on eight words.
Words you now know four ways
statementarrangementillustratetranslateincrediblesensibleformallypersonally
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.